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fly-tipping
04.01.2017
Rural leaders are urging local councils to continue a pre-Christmas crackdown against fly-tipping. The zero tolerance initiative saw vehicles seized and crushed as local authorities used new powers to tackle the problem. Now the Country Land and Business Association...
09.12.2016
Councils are using new powers to crush vehicles belonging to fly-tippers who illegally dump rubbish in the countryside. Local authorities are also calling for the closure of a legal loophole which means officers must give some fly-tippers seven days...
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