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POLICING AND COMMERCIAL MISTRUST
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It seems practically impossible for Environment Agency (EA) enforcement teams to police the gates of landfills, which some operators are no doubt aware of.
With no additional resources and a barrage of legislation to deal with, the EA is finding itself under increasing amounts of pressure.
The farcical circumstances focus on the pre-treatment confirmation form, which not only contains all of the relevant load information, but also the waste producer's details, too. To this end, some waste carriers have raised concerns that landfill owners (who, through separate divisions, are also waste collectors) have full access to their competitors' customer database. 'The form details who collects it, where it was collected and who pre-treated it," Allen explains.
Talking of policing, there's also the fear that high taxation will encourage unscrupulous operators and cash-strapped builders to fly-tip. "From a personal viewpoint, I think it's vile; it's a real blight on society," Allen protests. Local authorities now have much greater powers to levy harsh fines and even seize assets, but he admits fly-tipping is set to continue: "I can't see how we could ever eradicate it. Ifs done when there's no-one around in the middle of a forest or the back of an industrial estate, and one little pile seems to attract more."