Economic Crime: Waste Management
(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to tackle financial criminality in the waste sector.
This question was answered on 3rd November 2026
Criminals exploit the waste sector for profit and this Government takes a zero-tolerance approach to waste crime. The Environment Agency works closely with HMRC, including through the Joint Unit for Waste Crime, sharing intelligence and combining enforcement capabilities to disrupt criminal business models and tackle serious and organised waste crime.