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Henry Dyer

Ex-environment secretary to take role at UK waste firm fined for polluting water

George Eustice
George Eustice was environment secretary from February 2020 until September 2022. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A former UK environment secretary is to take a consultancy role with a waste management firm that had to pay £36,000 after an Environment Agency (EA) investigation found contamination of groundwater at a site.

George Eustice, who was the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs from February 2020 until September 2022, is joining Augean, a waste treatment company with sites across the UK.

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