Environment Agency

The Joint Unit for Waste Crime will target serious and organised waste crime, such as falsely labelling waste so it can be exported to unsuspecting countries

A consultation on the application is now open, with the local community invited to give their views until 31st January 2020

The incident at Rothley Brook, Leicestershire took place in August 2016 and killed more than 2,000 fish

Clifford Shee, aged 55, was prosecuted by the Environment Agency for operating outside the requirements of three exempt waste activities

The move follows heavy rain this weekend causing rivers across the country to come close to overflowing their banks

The waste management giant said it would seek to appeal against the verdict

Northern Compliance pleaded guilty this week for its failure to finance the cost of the collection, treatment, recovery or disposal of household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in 2017

It says the biowaste sector is critical to a closed loop, circular economy as well as helping meet renewable energy targets

At least a kilometre and half of Grendon Brook was contaminated with sewage over two days in August 2016

Terry Soloman Dugbo is currently serving a record seven years and six months in jail after defrauding the electrical waste recycling industry of £2.2m in 2016