Environment Agency Targets Waste Crime

The Environment Agency will be targeting waste crime following the ban on the co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at landfill sites on 16 July 2004.

In a statement, the Environment Agency outlines its priorities for enforcing the ban and highlights that legal changes will not just affect landfill operators, but also producers of hazardous waste.

The statement confirms that priority will be given to activities involving hazardous waste that have the potential to cause pollution... (145 more words)

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