Government scraps refuse charges for DIY waste

Hopes new rules will reduce fly tipping on farmland

clock • 2 min read
Defra says fly-tipping and waste crime is estimated to cost the economy £924m per year in England alone
Image:

Defra says fly-tipping and waste crime is estimated to cost the economy £924m per year in England alone

Hopes a reduction in fly tipping could be in sight have been raised after the Government announced charges relating to the disposal of household DIY waste are to be scrapped. The move, which comes into...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

Login

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358
Register for free Join Now

 

More on Rural crime

Farmers speak out about the cost of fly-tipping
Rural crime

Farmers speak out about the cost of fly-tipping

Why are the victims of fly-tipping the ones 'punished for the crime'?

Mia Willemsen
clock 07 March 2026 • 2 min read
Ag students branded 'callous and sadistic' after blowing up sheep
Rural crime

Ag students branded 'callous and sadistic' after blowing up sheep

Judge hands out custodial sentences after pair convicted of killing sheep

Jane Thynne
clock 24 February 2026 • 1 min read
Humberside Police issue stark warning of driving on private farmland to commit hare coursing and poaching
Rural crime

Humberside Police issue stark warning of driving on private farmland to commit hare coursing and poaching

Following the arrest of two men convicted of hare coursing, the police force say they will go to great measures to seize vehicles crossing private land to commit crimes

Mia Willemsen
clock 22 February 2026 • 2 min read