UK government targets cleanup of three major illegal waste sites
Ministers say they will clear three large fly-tipping sites in England after identifying tens of thousands of tonnes of dumped waste.
The UK government has set out plans to remove waste from three of the country’s largest illegal dumping sites, with work focused on locations in Kent, Surrey and West Yorkshire. Officials said the sites together hold about 22,000 tonnes of rubbish.
The announcement comes as ministers prepare a wider crackdown on criminal groups that profit from dumping waste illegally, according to the government. The clean-up effort is being presented as part of that response.
The sites were identified as among the worst in England, and the government said the scale of the material left behind has made them a priority. No timetable for the work was given in the material provided.
The issue of illegal waste disposal has become a recurring enforcement problem in parts of England, with authorities facing pressure to tackle organised dumping and the environmental damage it leaves behind.
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