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Government scraps refuse charges for DIY waste

Hopes new rules will reduce fly tipping on farmland

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Defra says fly-tipping and waste crime is estimated to cost the economy 拢924m per year in England alone
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Defra says fly-tipping and waste crime is estimated to cost the economy 拢924m per year in England alone

Hopes a reduction in fly tipping could be in sight have been raised after the Government announced charges relating to the disposal of household DIY waste are to be scrapped. The move, which comes into...

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