#wastecrime — Public Fediverse posts

Woman who hired 'man with a van' fined after she's traced back to rubbish pile https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-hired-man-van-fined-111049570.html
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Dog rescue centre appeals for information after waste dumped on training field https://nation.cymru/news/dog-rescue-centre-appeals-for-information-after-waste-dumped-on-training-field/
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Clinical Waste Washes Ashore on Sheppey Coastline

Illegal clinical waste, including medical vials, found on Sheppey beaches. Concerns rise over environmental and health risks. Cleanup plans are being made.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime

https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Clinical Waste Washes Ashore on Sheppey Coastline

Illegal clinical waste, including medical vials, found on Sheppey beaches. Concerns rise over environmental and health risks. Cleanup plans are being made.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime

https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Clinical Waste Washes Ashore on Sheppey Coastline

Illegal clinical waste, including medical vials, found on Sheppey beaches. Concerns rise over environmental and health risks. Cleanup plans are being made.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime

https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Clinical Waste Washes Ashore on Sheppey Coastline

Illegal clinical waste, including medical vials, found on Sheppey beaches. Concerns rise over environmental and health risks. Cleanup plans are being made.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime

https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Clinical Waste Washes Ashore on Sheppey Coastline

Illegal clinical waste, including medical vials, found on Sheppey beaches. Concerns rise over environmental and health risks. Cleanup plans are being made.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime

https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Thousands of tonnes of illegal clinical waste have washed ashore on the Isle of Sheppey, posing serious environmental and health risks.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime
https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Thousands of tonnes of illegal clinical waste have washed ashore on the Isle of Sheppey, posing serious environmental and health risks.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime
https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Thousands of tonnes of illegal clinical waste have washed ashore on the Isle of Sheppey, posing serious environmental and health risks.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime
https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Thousands of tonnes of illegal clinical waste have washed ashore on the Isle of Sheppey, posing serious environmental and health risks.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime
https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

Thousands of tonnes of illegal clinical waste have washed ashore on the Isle of Sheppey, posing serious environmental and health risks.

#SheppeyWaste, #ClinicalWaste, #EnvironmentalPollution, #PublicHealth, #WasteCrime
https://newsletter.tf/clinical-waste-washes-ashore-sheppey-beaches/

The Guardian | Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot by George Monbiot

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump

This country’s a dump. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is one big potential landfill. The chances of being caught range between minimal and nonexistent, and the penalties are mostly laughable. Successive governments have given criminals a licence to print money.

Last week, the Commons public accounts committee reported that illegal waste dumping is “out of control”. The UK is now blighted with between 8,000 and 13,000 illegal waste sites. Most consist of a few lorry loads. Some contain tens of thousands of tonnes of waste, which might incorporate everything from household products to asbestos, heavy metals and highly toxic, flammable and explosive organic chemicals. The rubbish blows through local neighbourhoods, flows into rivers and seeps into soil and groundwater. And, in most cases, nothing is done.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment

#environment #organisedcrime #uk #wastecrime #illegalwastesites

The Guardian | Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot by George Monbiot

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump

This country’s a dump. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is one big potential landfill. The chances of being caught range between minimal and nonexistent, and the penalties are mostly laughable. Successive governments have given criminals a licence to print money.

Last week, the Commons public accounts committee reported that illegal waste dumping is “out of control”. The UK is now blighted with between 8,000 and 13,000 illegal waste sites. Most consist of a few lorry loads. Some contain tens of thousands of tonnes of waste, which might incorporate everything from household products to asbestos, heavy metals and highly toxic, flammable and explosive organic chemicals. The rubbish blows through local neighbourhoods, flows into rivers and seeps into soil and groundwater. And, in most cases, nothing is done.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment

#environment #organisedcrime #uk #wastecrime #illegalwastesites

The Guardian | Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot by George Monbiot

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump

This country’s a dump. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is one big potential landfill. The chances of being caught range between minimal and nonexistent, and the penalties are mostly laughable. Successive governments have given criminals a licence to print money.

Last week, the Commons public accounts committee reported that illegal waste dumping is “out of control”. The UK is now blighted with between 8,000 and 13,000 illegal waste sites. Most consist of a few lorry loads. Some contain tens of thousands of tonnes of waste, which might incorporate everything from household products to asbestos, heavy metals and highly toxic, flammable and explosive organic chemicals. The rubbish blows through local neighbourhoods, flows into rivers and seeps into soil and groundwater. And, in most cases, nothing is done.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment

#environment #organisedcrime #uk #wastecrime #illegalwastesites

The Guardian | Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot by George Monbiot

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump

This country’s a dump. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is one big potential landfill. The chances of being caught range between minimal and nonexistent, and the penalties are mostly laughable. Successive governments have given criminals a licence to print money.

Last week, the Commons public accounts committee reported that illegal waste dumping is “out of control”. The UK is now blighted with between 8,000 and 13,000 illegal waste sites. Most consist of a few lorry loads. Some contain tens of thousands of tonnes of waste, which might incorporate everything from household products to asbestos, heavy metals and highly toxic, flammable and explosive organic chemicals. The rubbish blows through local neighbourhoods, flows into rivers and seeps into soil and groundwater. And, in most cases, nothing is done.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment

#environment #organisedcrime #uk #wastecrime #illegalwastesites

The Guardian | Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot by George Monbiot

Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump

This country’s a dump. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is one big potential landfill. The chances of being caught range between minimal and nonexistent, and the penalties are mostly laughable. Successive governments have given criminals a licence to print money.

Last week, the Commons public accounts committee reported that illegal waste dumping is “out of control”. The UK is now blighted with between 8,000 and 13,000 illegal waste sites. Most consist of a few lorry loads. Some contain tens of thousands of tonnes of waste, which might incorporate everything from household products to asbestos, heavy metals and highly toxic, flammable and explosive organic chemicals. The rubbish blows through local neighbourhoods, flows into rivers and seeps into soil and groundwater. And, in most cases, nothing is done.

Continue reading...

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment

#environment #organisedcrime #uk #wastecrime #illegalwastesites

Fly tippers face punishment of clearing up rubbish https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dn770n1deo
This would be awesome, especially if throw in more community service on top. But, could this really happen in the real world?
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Environment Agency enforcement officers could be given 'police-style' powers to tackle #WasteCrime https://uk.news.yahoo.com/environment-agency-enforcement-officers-could-091000610.html

UK government plans police-style powers for Environment Agency to crack down on waste crime

The UK government is considering granting enforcement officers of the Environment Agency (EA) police-style powers to strengthen the…
#Environment #environmentagency #fly-tipping #illegalwastedisposal #londonwastecrime #ukflytippingregulations #uknews #wastecrime
https://www.europesays.com/2848076/

Europol leads international operation against environmental crime and waste trafficking – International law enforcement operation code-named ‘Custos Viridis’ disrupts criminal networks to protect the environment from pollution crime | Europol https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-leads-international-operation-against-environmental-crime-and-waste-trafficking
#WasteCrime

Woodland Trust counting cost of 'disgusting' cannabis farm waste dump in Sussex

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-03-05/woodland-trust-counting-cost-of-disgusting-cannabis-farm-waste-dump

#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Two Arrested in Cornwall Over Alleged £6m Packaging Waste Credit Fraud

📰 Original title: Two people arrested in waste packaging fraud and money laundering probe

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/two-arrested-in-cornwall-over-alleged-6m-packaging-waste-credit-fraud/?redirpost=eb11e451-b454-41cc-9a78-50343a04cb80

#justice #wastecrime #fraud #moneylaundering

Brent Council Enforcement Officers Tackle Persistent Fly-Tipping in London Borough

📰 Original title: Welcome to the fly-tipping capital of England

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/posts/post/c62c56a5-7755-4e10-ae4b-86f34b304834

#environment #fly-tipping #wastecrime #brentcouncil

Two Arrested in Cornwall Over Alleged £6m Packaging Waste Credit Fraud

📰 Original title: Two people arrested in waste packaging fraud and money laundering probe

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/posts/post/eb11e451-b454-41cc-9a78-50343a04cb80

#justice #wastecrime #fraud #moneylaundering

Black bag #FlyTipping rise across Wales 'horrible' and 'lazy' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkr8dvpxjpo
#WasteCrime

Illegal waste burning: Warning for North Yorkshire businesses after court case https://uk.news.yahoo.com/illegal-waste-burning-warning-north-060000634.html
#BigBadger1 said "I wonder who's skips these are? If not their own, I bet the skip company won't be happy."
#WasteCrime #WasteFire

Warning after Swindon man fined £600 for paying someone to remove his rubbish https://uk.news.yahoo.com/warning-swindon-man-fined-600-050000376.html
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

#SalvationArmy asked to remove clothing donation bin due to relentless #FlyTipping - Bailiwick Express https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/salvation-army-asked-to-remove-clothing-donation-bin-due-to-relentless-fly-tipping/
#SATCoL #TextileRecycling #WasteCrime

Council threatens gran, 83, with court over single cardboard box 'fly-tip' - Discover SWNS https://discover.swns.com/2026/01/council-threatens-gran-83-with-court-over-single-cardboard-box-fly-tip/
#WasteCrime?

Hundreds of illegal waste tips operating in England - including 11 'super sites' - BBC News https://share.google/yCxMZ5yueEFpdjS7W
And these are the ones known about!
A really interesting article, full of detail, probably the best one we've seen this week.
#WasteCrime

Fly-tip waste in Epping Forest is cleared by staff - BBC News https://share.google/bvjqaTASfFoI60cD3
One of the largest fly-tips ever to be found
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Lincolnshire #WasteCrime case ends in convictions and £98k charity payments - letsrecycle.com https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/lincolnshire-waste-crime-case-ends-in-convictions-and-98k-charity-payments/

Huge waste dump may not be fully cleared until end of 2026 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/huge-waste-damp-may-not-181508534.html
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Lincolnshire #WasteCrime case ends in convictions and £98k charity payments - letsrecycle.com https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/lincolnshire-waste-crime-case-ends-in-convictions-and-98k-charity-payments/

Lincolnshire #WasteCrime case ends in convictions and £98k charity payments - letsrecycle.com https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/lincolnshire-waste-crime-case-ends-in-convictions-and-98k-charity-payments/

Stokie pays 'man in pick-up' £60 to clear this rubbish - now she's got £600 fine https://uk.news.yahoo.com/stokie-pays-man-pick-60-085712879.html
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Organised #WasteCrime and ‘mass intimidation’ in English village https://www.channel4.com/news/organised-waste-crime-and-mass-intimidation-in-english-village

850 tonnes of fly-tipped waste taken off Nottingham city streets in 3 months | West Bridgford Wire https://westbridgfordwire.com/850-tonnes-of-fly-tipped-waste-taken-off-nottingham-city-streets-in-3-months/
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

Second brother to hand back illegal waste profits | Environment Agency https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/news.nsf/articles/Second+brother+to+hand+back+illegal+waste+profits+24112025132500?open
#WasteCrime

'Catastrophic' 500ft fly-tipped mountain of waste may contain rubbish from local councils https://uk.news.yahoo.com/catastrophic-500ft-fly-tipped-mountain-of-waste-may-contain-rubbish-from-local-councils-152447126.html
#FlyTipping #WasteCrime

#Kidlington #FlyTipping: Drone footage shows scale of 'revolting' 60m-long mountain of waste next to river | UK News | Sky News https://share.google/fXukRTLD7YswrTciW
#WasteCrime