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'Not on my watch': Andy Burnham vows to target gangs behind illegal waste sites

Farmers should not be left paying to clear waste dumped on their land, the CLA said, as the Prime Minister announced a crackdown on organised waste crime

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Chief Reporter
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'Not on my watch': Andy Burnham vows to target gangs behind illegal waste sites

A 鈥榞laring injustice' remained for farmers affected by fly-tipping, despite the Prime Minister announcing a crackdown on criminal gangs profiting from illegal waste, the CLA said. Earlier today (August...

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