Agri-Business
Man arrested in Essex for organised waste crime
A man has been arrested in connection organised waste crime through large-scale fly-tipping across rural areas in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire...
Fly-tipping
Rural Life
CLA finds 'large disparity' in funding for UK rural crime teams
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has found a “large disparity” in rural crime team funding, with some UK...
Environment
Money from fly-tipping fines to be ringfenced for local clean-ups
New rules ringfencing the money raised from fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping and littering to be spent on local clean-up...
Rural Life
Farms in Hertfordshire 'blighted by tonnes of rubbish'
Recent incidences of fly-tipping on farms in north and east Hertfordshire meant they were “blighted by tonnes of rubbish”, according...
Environment
Scottish fly-tippers now face fines of £500
Fly-tipping offences in Scotland are now punishable by on-the-spot fines of £500 as new regulations come into force. The new...
Environment
West Oxfordshire Council to increase fly-tipping penalties
West Oxfordshire District Council has said it will increase fixed penalty notices to the maximum allowed by the government to...
Environment
Increased fines for people caught fly-tipping
The maximum amount that people caught fly-tipping could be fined in a fixed-notice penalty has been increased from £400 to...
Environment
£775k in grants to help councils combat fly-tipping
The UK government has announced £775,000 in grant money for councils to help them combat fly-tipping. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow...
Environment
Fly-tipping stats fail to include incidences on 'private rural land' - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said that the increasing incidences of fly-tipping on “private rural land” were...
Government
Defra's actions on waste crime are 'slow and piecemeal' - PAC
The Public Accounts Commitee (PAC) has concluded that progress by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in...
Rural Life
'Facebook fly-tipper' caught by Wiltshire Council
A Hampshire man who used Facebook to facilitate his fly-tipping offences has been prosecuted by Wiltshire Council. Nicholas Farmer of...
Environment
Truck used for fly-tipping crushed by Environment Agency
A tipper truck linked to fly-tipping illegally dumped waste across London has been seized and crushed by the Environment Agency....
Rural Life
Man rang police demanding they return his van after fly-tipping
A man rang police demanding they return his van, which was caught being used for fly-tipping at a beauty spot...
Other
Fly-tipper who failed to clear waste in court for contempt
A fly-tipper from Devon who failed to clear the waste that he dumped has appeared in court for contempt. Vitor...
Government
New measures to crack down on fly-tipping
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced new measures to crack down on fly-tipping across the...
Rural Life
New plans to crackdown on fly-tipping unveiled
Environment Minister Jo Churchill has today (Friday, January 21) unveiled new plans to crackdown on waste crime, i.e. fly-tipping and...
Government
Views sought on fly-tipping prevention measures in Scotland
The Scottish government have opened a public consultation for people to share their thoughts on proposed measures to prevent litter...
Rural Life
Tougher fines needed to crack down on fly-tipping - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), together with over 150 local authorities and 10 professional bodies, is calling on...
