The Environment Agency has announced an agreement with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on steps to stop illegal waste carriers and improve road safety in England.
Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency chief executive, and Gareth Llewellyn, DVSA chief executive, signed an agreement earlier this week (12 September), in London.
The Environment Agency has announced an agreement with DVSA on steps to stop illegal waste carriers
According to the Agency, companies must register as a waste carrier if they either transport waste, or buy, sell or dispose of waste. The Agency said some carriers operate illegally without the necessary licence, and do not dispose of waste legally.
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Companies which use a waste carrier must check that they are registered to dispose of waste and not allow the waste carrier to dispose of their waste illegally, the EA has warned.
The Environment Agency said: “Every year waste crime costs taxpayers and businesses £1 billion. The Environment Agency spent almost £15 million stopping illegal waste activity between April 2015 and March 2016.”
The Environment Agency and DVSA will share intelligence and carry out joint operations in England to stop waste being illegally transported, and target unsafe drivers and vehicles.
As part of the agreement, enforcement teams will also be provided with up-to date and relevant intelligence about waste industry operators.
The Agency said this will all help to identify ‘high-risk’ or illegal goods vehicle operators who are involved in the transport of waste, and reduce the number of seriously and serially non-compliant waste industry vehicles on England’s roads.
Sir James Bevan, Environment Agency chief executive, and Gareth Llewellyn, DVSA chief executive
Mr Llewellyn said: “I am delighted that we will be working with the Environment Agency to tackle those who illegally transport waste.
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“By combining our enforcement powers and intelligence we’ll be able to target those who break the rules more effectively.
Mr Bevan added: “This memorandum of understanding with DVSA will help both organisations target the waste industry to improve compliance and vehicle and driver safety standards.
“To help us with this, we are encouraging people to check with the Environment Agency if the company they are employing to take their waste away is a fully registered waste carrier.”
For a number of years, the Environment Agency and DVSA have worked together to stop waste crime, making sure companies are operating legally and vehicle safety is improved.
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