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Environmental enforcement round-up—19 September 2025

A round-up of the latest environmental enforcement, including prosecution of a Lancashire waste company and two directors for illegal waste operations and document falsification.

Defra publishes guidance on aviation waste recycling and ICW separation

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance on separating recyclable waste from international catering waste (ICW), which is classified as a Category 1 animal by-product. The guidance sets out protocols for handling ICW from flights arriving in Great Britain from abroad, as well as flights departing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. It details specific procedures for the collection, storage and transport of ICW, with oversight from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Airlines, aircraft operators, waste handlers and contractors must keep ICW separate from recyclables to prevent cross-contamination and ensure compliance with animal by-product regulations.

ISDA, EFAMA and AFME submit joint response on EC environmental legislation burden

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) submitted a joint response on 10 September 2025 to the European Commission’s call for evidence on reducing administrative burdens in environmental legislation. Their submission advocates for regulatory coherence with existing sustainable finance frameworks, the continued exemption of financial products from the Green Claims Directive, and clarification that due diligence under the Deforestation Regulation should target lead operators rather than downstream financial institutions.

EA announces confiscation orders totalling £75,000 in Lincolnshire waste crime case

The Environment Agency (EA) has announced confiscation orders totalling £74,751.16 that have been imposed on five individuals convicted of waste crimes at an illegal site in Long Bennington, Lincolnshire. Issued at Nottingham Crown Court on 12 September 2025, the confiscation orders follow earlier proceedings in 2024, which resulted in the conviction of 12 individuals and custodial sentences for seven. The EA reports that the total Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) recoveries in this case now amounts to £112,338.29, with additional hearings pending against the main operators of the illegal site. The confiscated funds will be directed towards enhancing the EA's waste crime enforcement capabilities.

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