Government will also instruct councils to end charging at tips, and issue on-the-spot fines for motorists caught throwing rubbish A national litter strategy aiming to combat fly-tipping is expected to be published on Monday. Photograph: Tony Margiocchi/Barcroft Images Fly-tippers could be ... read more

  A new scam that's hit the UK has seen farmers near Grantham left with bills of up to £300,000 after waste was deposited on their land. In the last week, the Environment Agency’s crime team have dealt with two new incidents in Lincolnshire where farmers have been approached and asked if they want tarmac ... read more

The Environment Agency has asked landowners, businesses and members of the public in the West Midlands to be vigilant following a reported increase in illegally dumped waste on private and public land over the last 12 months. Lisa Pinney, Environment Agency area manager for West Midlands, said: “It’s crucial that all ... read more

The clean-up operation has finally started at a beauty spot - two months after more than 300 tonnes of waste was dumped there. The fly-tipping - including shredded paper and bandages - has blocked a car park and public footpath ever since the rubbish was dumped in Gladings Wood, Madeley Heath.But the fly-tipped ... read more

It has cost Network Rail more than £40,000 to clear 25 lorry loads of semi-processed household rubbish dumped on land it owns in Telford last year, ravaged by fly-tipping. A team of seven workers has started to clear through the mountains of waste off the A4169 near Horsehay in Telford. The dozens of piles contains ... read more

The former owner of a van has been fined in a duty of care case after waste in the vehicle when it was sold was later fly-tipped. Wycombe Magistrates Court heard that an enforcement officer from Buckinghamshire County Council found a pile of waste dumped at Iver in August 2016. Wayne Johnson, 31, of Langley, ... read more