Investigating the cost and causes of waste crime

Table of contents

• 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.