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New changes to waste regulations in England will help reduce the thousands of tonnes of household waste being fly-tipped each year, according to the Government‘‘s Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Last year, there were 500,000 fly-tips of household rubbish; much of which was dumped by operators posing …

Federal Environmental Agency publishes statistics for 2004 The volume of imported waste requiring a license has once again seen a sharp increase to a level of 6.5 million tons (Mt) in 2004. As compared to the previous year, imports rose by 1.6 Mt; that is, by roughly 33 per cent. …