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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say

An aerial view of a huge mound of rubbish next to scrap yard with a village not far away in the background
An illegal dump near Wigan believed to contain 25,000 tonnes of waste. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an “out-of-control plague” of waste dumping, a powerful group of MPs has said.

The public accounts committee (PAC) said the EA had gaps in its powers and intelligence gathering which meant it was not set up to deal effectively with the rise in waste dumping.

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