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Waste Disposal: Monitoring

Commons · Question 12913 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with police forces on using digital waste tracking data to investigate and disrupt criminal groups operating outside the regulated waste sector, particular

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 1 Jul 2026

The Environment Agency (EA) is working with their internal compliance and enforcement teams and external partners to ensure we maximise the potential of Digital Waste Tracking to tackle waste crime. They are developing a range of measures that cover preve...