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Environment Agency handed 'police-style powers' to crack down on fly tipping

Defra says it will 'halt criminals in their tracks' and help to speed-up justice

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Fly tipping has been branded by Defra as a 'blight on the countryside'
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Fly tipping has been branded by Defra as a 'blight on the countryside'

The Environment Agency could soon be handed police-style powers as part of the Government's move to crack down on waste crime. Under its new zero-tolerance approach, ministers are...

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