Two waste industry executives in England were fined after authorities discovered that they had previously run illegal operations and falsified hazardous waste documents. Cavin Mears and Stephen Bryce were found guilty of operating unlicensed waste facilities through their companies: RF Recycling Ltd and Cats and Dust Ltd. The Environment Agency launched an investigation in 2021…
A recycling site in Cornwall, England, has been caught trashing the planet — and it shows why we need to put a red light on fake green claims fast. According to the Environment Agency, officials discovered that Jake Bell, owner of S&J Recycling, had been illegally dumping and burning waste he had collected from paying…
Last week, UK Foreign Minister David Lammy went fishing with US Vice President JD Vance at Vance’s private retreat in the English countryside. Lammy could face a £2,500 ($3,400) fine for fishing without a rod license, which is illegal in Britain. On Wednesday, Lammy referred himself to the UK’s environment watchdog, the Environment Agency, for…
France’s Senate on Monday debated a bill to regulate the influx of environmentally unfriendly, low-quality clothes into the country, many from China. The lower house of parliament adopted a version of the so-called “fast fashion” bill in March last year, but a commission in the right-leaning Senate has sought some changes that backers say will…