My dog is a registered waste collector, says critic of lax regulation
by Damien Gayle from Environment | The Guardian on (#2N68P)
Environmental consultant says light-touch approach is leading to record levels of waste crime, costing 600m a year
Regulatory failings are contributing to fly-tipping and waste crime costing more than 604m a year, according to an investigator who was able to license a dog as a rubbish collector.
A report by an environmental consultancy, Eunomia, says "systematic failure" to regulate the more than 180,000 waste carriers, brokers and dealers is leading to record levels of crime.
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