Shrewsbury Crown Court sentenced Jonathan and Mark Nicholson from Armagh, Northern Ireland, to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, in February 2022

Dominic Allen, 25, from Old Swarland, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, ordered to pay £1,000 in costs and given 18 months to clear the site

John Bruce, aged 48 from Pershore, has been given three months to pay the fine or face seven years in jail

Those responsible could face up to two years in prison and an unlimited fine

There are concerns about the number of ‘man and van’ adverts and self-promotion on Facebook and other social media platforms offering to take away people’s rubbish

More than 90% of household waste recycling centres are now closed, with the remainder suffering high levels of disruption, according to a new survey

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

The project aims to help tackle waste crime in Britain as well as prevent illegal waste being shipped abroad

Those convicted of illegal waste activity face extensive fines and prison sentences, in some cases

Waste crime is estimated to cost the UK economy around £604m a year