Council rubbish bin collection fines to be scrapped – BBC News
“Fines for residents who break the rules on rubbish collections in England are to be scrapped.”
BBC News, 10th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: waste
Criminal inquiry into Eastbourne lake sewage leak – BBC News
“A criminal investigation is under way following a major sewage leak which threatened fish at an East Sussex lake.”
BBC News, 15th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sainsbury’s taken to court over excess packaging – Daily Telegraph
“Sainsbury’s is to be taken to court for using too much packaging, the first time that a major retailer has been prosecuted under obscure environmental laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v W and others – WLR Daily
Regina v W and others [2010] EWCA Crim 927; [2010] WLR (D) 125
“Where a person was accused of permitting the deposit, disposing or keeping of controlled waste, contrary to s 33 of the Control of Pollution Act 1990, the question whether the material in question amounted to ‘waste’, and if so, ‘controlled waste’, was a question of fact for the jury, as was the question of whether material which was originally waste had been acceptably recovered or disposed of in accordance with the aims of Parliament and Council Directive 2006/12/EC and therefore no longer constituted waste. The recipient’s intention to re-use waste material did not alter its status as waste, although actual re-use, if in accordance with the aims of the Directive, could.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Battery-recycling law in force – The Independent
“Shoppers will be able to recycle old batteries in thousands of shops across the country from today as part of a crackdown on the throwaway society.”
The Independent, 1st February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New e-waste rules may be too much for UK business, warns Government – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government has said that new electronic waste disposal demands from Brussels may be too difficult for businesses to meet. It has asked for industry’s view ahead of summer negotiations on electronic waste.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Jail for dumping 175,000 tyres – BBC News
“A former North Wales Police inspector has been jailed for a year for illegally dumping 175,000 used tyres.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Kelleher – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A custodial sentence could be appropriate for an offence of commercial flytipping even where aggravating features, such as depositing waste of a dangerous or offensive nature, were not present.”
The Times, 25th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Judge attacks ‘miserable’ bin laws as serial fly-tipper escapes prison sentence – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has criticised sentencing guidelines which prevented him sending a serial fly-tipper to prison while ‘decent, law-abiding citizens’ fear punishment after falling foul of council bin rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother fined £700 for putting rubbish out on wrong day – Daily Telegraph
“Victoria Clarke, 24, left bin bags outside her gate so her four-year-old daughter had more room to play in the family back yard . But litter patrols spotted the rubbish on the pavement and Miss Clarke was taken to magistrates’ court for the offence of ‘the advancement of waste.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Poison coroner slams government – BBC News
“A coroner has criticised the government after he was forced to adjourn an inquest involving a major water poisoning incident.”
BBC News, 5th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Thames Water Utilities Ltd) v Bromley Magistrates Court, Environment Agency, interested party – Times Law Reports
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“Sewage escaping from pipes maintained by a statutory undertaker was controlled waste within the meaning of section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.”
The Times, 28th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina (Thames Water Utilities Ltd) v Bromley Magistrates’ Court (Water Services Regulation Authority intervening) – WLR Daily
“Sewage escaping from pipes maintained by a statutory undertaker was ‘controlled waste’ within the meaning of s 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.”
WLR Daily, 29th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Environment Agency v Thorn International UK Ltd – WLR Daily
Environment Agency v Thorn International UK Ltd; [2008] WLR (D) 219
“A used electrical product, such as a refrigerator or a computer monitor, which had been taken back from its original owner on purchase of a replacement model, and then bought by a company for repair or refurbishment prior to re-sale, was not, while awaiting such repairs, ‘waste’ within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Council Directive 75/442/EEC.”
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another – WLR Daily
Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and another (Case C-188/07); [2008] WLR (D) 206
“When heavy fuel oil, produced during the refinement of crude oil, was discharged from a ship at sea, the producer of the oil, as well as the seller of the oil and the charterer of the ship, could be held liable for the cost of disposing of pollution on the coast caused by the oil.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Rubbish fines could cost households £50, Government says – Daily Telegraph
“Millions of families face fines of £50 for failing to recycle their rubbish under a new pay-as-you-throw bin charge scheme, a minister has disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Householders face tougher recycling penalties – Daily Telegraph
“Every household could have to nominate an adult who will take legal responsibility for its bins as townhalls start to crack down on residents who are not recycling properly.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother fined £300 for putting bins out early – Daily Telegraph
“A woman has been fined nearly £300 for leaving her bins out a day before they were due to be collected.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pollutants left in cars because of scrap loophole – The Times
“More than a million cars a year are being scrapped without having pollutants — such as oil, brake fluid and airbag gas canisters — removed because of a loophole in environmental regulations.”
The Times, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Father fined for overfilling bin – BBC News
“A father-of-four has been left with a criminal record for overfilling his wheelie bin by four inches.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
