Results for "waste"

16 Feb 2022

A site in Barry has been used to test the use of Smart Water in Natural Resources Wales’ fight against illegal waste crime.

22 Mar 2022

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has successfully prosecuted Bob Gay Plant Hire Ltd for illegal disposal of soil and construction waste on common land near Senghenydd, Caerphilly.

06 Jul 2022

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is asking the public to be aware of individuals and businesses advertising illegal waste collection services on social media.

13 Oct 2022

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (Thursday 13 October) issued a variation to an environmental permit for a waste transfer facility at Nine Mile Point Industrial site in Caerphilly.

20 Oct 2022

Enforcement operations have been held in the Caernarfon and Bangor areas to clamp down on illegal waste carriers and illegitimate waste sites.

05 May 2023

Three men have been sentenced for illegally depositing waste at an industrial unit in Wrexham which threatened the local environment and resulted in over £900,000 of damage.

27 Jun 2023

A man in Monmouthshire, has been sentenced to a 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay Natural Resources Wales (NRW) full costs of £13,915.09, after being found guilty of three waste related charges at Newport Magistrates Court earlier today (Tuesday 27 June)

28 Jul 2023

An organic liquid waste recycling company has been fined £41,310.00 for the illegal spreading of waste at a farm near Brecon, Powys, in August 2021 following an investigation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

31 Jul 2023

An environmental permit has been issued to Powys County Council to operate a bulking facility for non-hazardous waste at Abermule.

11 Oct 2023

More than 100 free stationery packs filled with pens, pencils, rulers, markers and calculators have been handed out to families in Cardiff struggling in the current cost-of-living crisis in time for the new school year.

29 Nov 2023

A skip company has been fined £7000 and the company director given a 12-week custodial sentence for the for the illegal depositing of waste at Barnhill Industrial Estate near Blackwood, following an investigation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

05 Mar 2024

A Llanelli man has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to running an illegal waste operation on rented farm land near Bynea, in a prosecution bought by Natural Resources Wales.

16 Jul 2024

A man from Newport has been successfully prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for depositing large quantities of waste on his land, without an environmental permit, following a two-day trial at Cardiff Magistrates Court.

10 Oct 2024

A farmer has been successfully prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for depositing and burning tonnes of waste on his land in Ynysybwl without an environmental permit.

14 Jul 2017)

This is an informal consultation on guidance about the minimum appropriate measures required to be put in place by waste operators within Wales to ensure that fires are prevented within their businesses

06 May 2020

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is using high-tech surveillance techniques to tackle unscrupulous waste operators seeking to take advantage of the Coronavirus crisis.

09 Jun 2020

27 Jul 2020

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has deemed an application from a company in Barry to change its environmental permit withdrawn after the applicant failed to meet a deadline to provide further information.

03 Nov 2020

A Colwyn Bay man has been given a 12-month community order after admitting three waste related charges at Llandudno Magistrates Court.

19 Apr 2021

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is warning people to be on their guard against illegal waste carriers.