Great British Spring Clean 2024
The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign. In 2024, the campaign returns from 15 March to 31 March. Last year, our incredible #LitterHeroes pledged to […]
Entries by Iain Stevens
Working with farmers to protect our future land
‘Agriculture is the biggest sector we regulate in terms of individual businesses, with around 100,000 premises covering 70% of the land in England’. This Environment Agency (EA) blog highlights ‘how […]
Joint the fight against waste crime
‘The Environment Agency is urging businesses and the public to help in the fight against waste crime. Waste crime is a blight on our communities and environment. From blatant examples […]
State Of Our Trails Report
‘Over the last three years 4,500+ people have helped remove over 216,000 items of single-use pollution from the places they love We’ve estimated that there might be as many as […]
Behind the scenes at Europe’s largest clean-up operation..
Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s biggest annual festival in London that attracts 2 million partygoers over the August Bank Holiday. SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has been involved in the […]
Nitrous oxide to be illegal from 8th November 2023
‘The ban, promised as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, will make nitrous oxide a controlled Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Earlier this […]
Waste exemption changes to prevent crime in the waste sector
One of the ways to stop crime in the waste sector is through working with Government to improve the regulatory system to make it harder for crime to be possible. […]
Police and Crime Commissioner Grants
Thanks to funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon & Cornwall (PCC), the Devon Community Foundation have funding available for projects and initiatives which contribute to the Police […]
Newton Abbot fly tipper prosecuted
This week at Newton Abbot Magistrates Court saw the successful prosecution of Colleen Hooper for fly tipping in Sainsbury’s car park Newton Abbot. Two black sacks along with a council […]
Help the Environment Agency stop the big – bad – wolf!
One in four Britons see the environment as an important issue for the country. Do you know how to spot waste crime taking place? This Environment Agency (EA) blog outlines […]