Urgent action demanded on fly-tipping as farmers face thousands in clean-up bills

NFU and House of Lords join call for change as organised crime gangs target countryside

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NFU member and arable farmer Will Dickinson says farmers should not have to clean-up illegal waste
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NFU member and arable farmer Will Dickinson says farmers should not have to clean-up illegal waste

A Hertfordshire farmer has backed House of Lords calls for urgent changes in tackling ‘mega-scale' fly-tipping, with waste crime now costing the economy more than £1bn a year. Fly-tipping is a major...

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