Mary Creagh Cleans Up Waste Crime

Mary Creagh, Minister for Nature, is leading the national effort to tackle ‘waste cowboys’. Mary has championed a range of measures that will confront waste criminals head-on and address the ongoing fly-tipping problem across the country.  

Strategies to tackle waste crime can be seen in the governments new guidelines for local authorities. They detail how to identify, seize, and crush vehicles used by waste criminals. This will be linked to use of CCTV and ANPR to catch criminals in the act.  

Tougher penalties will be given to convicted waste criminals, such as large fines, a community sentence or even prison. The guidelines also encourage the naming and shaming of these criminals on social media.  Money raised from fly-tipping funds will be used to clean the land damaged by these ‘waste cowboys’. 

Mary Creagh MP said: 

 “We are empowering local authorities to clamp down on waste cowboys and restore pride in our local areas.” 

“I share the public’s fury at seeing our streets, parks and fields used as dumping grounds. Fly-tippers should know – if you use your van to trash our countryside, don’t be surprised when it ends up on the scrapheap.” 

Click here to read local reporting on Mary’s actions to confront waste crime: 

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/crush-cars-involved-fly-tipping-33492676