The Government announced stronger action against illegal waste sites, higher fines and more enforcement powers. The boxes remain cautiously optimistic.
Illegal waste activity near Chesterfield has stopped after around 100 tonnes of household waste were deposited or buried, with a rock barrier now guarding the site.
A new digital waste tracking service will create real time records for permitted waste, giving every skip an unexpectedly detailed paper trail.
The Environment Agency could gain police style powers in a waste crime crackdown, leaving illegal rubbish with financial questions to answer.
Fly tipping licence points could target convicted offenders, while Britain asks a pile of tyres to sit the theory test.
