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The largest one-day sting carried out by the Environment Agency<\/a> and HM Revenue and Customs<\/a> (HMRC) has revealed construction and demolition waste at 27 sites<\/h2>\n

The sting confirmed illegal activity at 27 waste sites across Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire.<\/p>\n

Officers found four sites where waste had been burnt illegally, a further four which were actively and illegally treating and transferring waste, and a number containing construction and demolition waste<\/a>, vehicle parts and household waste.<\/p>\n

Among the rubbish, officers observed shredded plastics, soil, rubble, scrap metal, tyres, pallets \u2013 and, at one site, a number of discarded toilets.<\/p>\n

Some of the sites contained overflowing skips and more than 5,000 tonnes of waste being stored illegally.<\/p>\n

A total of 54 waste sites were visited by officers; of them, half were found to be operating within the law. Those that weren\u2019t will receive written guidance from the Environment Agency clarifying the steps they must take, and follow-up visits will be arranged to make sure the site operators comply.<\/p>\n

Pete Stark, Environment Agency enforcement team leader, said: \u201cWe will be following up on every single site where we\u2019ve found illegal activity so we can put a stop to activities that blight our neighbourhoods, our environment and our economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking closely with HMRC to investigate these reports from local communities has helped us strengthen our working relationship, identify sites of interest, and prevent and disrupt crime that puts people, wildlife and legitimate businesses at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take waste crime extremely seriously, and formal investigations into these sites are now underway. We rely on intelligence from local communities to put a stop to waste crime, so if you have information about suspicious activity, report it to us by calling 0800 80 70 60.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evidence gathered from the visits will be used against those breaking the law.<\/p>\n

If convicted of illegal waste activity, offenders face unlimited fines and up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n

Illegal waste activity is estimated to have cost more than \u00a3600m in 2015 in England alone.<\/p>\n

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