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EA rolls out new strategies to combat waste crime

Over half of farmers experience waste crime on their land - now new surveillance and investigative measures aim to prevent criminals before they even get started

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 2 min read
EA rolls out new strategies to combat waste crime

A new package of surveillance and investigative measures to prevent waste criminals has been announced by the Environment Agency (EA) today (February 20). It comes following a national survey which...

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