Residents' joy as action finally taken against company after 'mystery burning smell' has dogged town for years
JUWC is a multi-agency taskforce, dedicated to tackling serious organised waste crime across the UK. They also aim to reduce the impact on the economy, the environment and local communities.A spokesperson for the Joint Unit for Waste Crime said: “Through shared intelligence and enforcement, the Joint Unit is able identify, disrupt and deter criminals, making them pay for the damage they have done to communities and the environment.
“The community can support our work by ensuring they only use legitimate waste service providers in the future. We are asking everyone to remain alert to the dangers that using an unpermitted skip hire company can cause. “Everyone creates waste and we all have a responsibility to ensure it is handled correctly. It is important for all businesses and individuals to ensure any waste carriers used are registered and legitimate businesses.
“We are determined to make life hard for criminals like those operating across Lancashire and the North West and work closely with local teams to take offenders to. Serious and organised waste crime is estimated to cost the economy at over a £1 billion a year in England alone, with perpetrators often involved in other serious criminal activity including drug and firearms dealing, large scale fraud and modern slavery.“Those involved are highly dangerous.
At the time of our report, the Environment Agency said they were investigating the problem alongside the local council, Hyndburn Borough Council. Now, JUWC have worked with these two organisations, as well as
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