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Investigating the cost and causes of waste crime

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Published on: 07 June 2017

Published by a LexisNexis Environment expert

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Original News
What was the background leading to the commission of the report ‘Rethinking Waste Crime’?
What are the report’s key findings?
What are the report’s key recommendations and what sort of challenges or difficulties could arise in implementing these changes in practice?
Why is it so important to combat illegal activity in the waste sector?
What should environmental lawyers take away from this report?

Article summary

Environment analysis: What action is being taken to tackle waste crime in the UK? Sam Corp, head of regulation at the Environmental Services Association (ESA), discusses a new report that puts forward ambitious recommendations aimed at removing criminal activity from the waste and resources sector.

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