The UK association also backed further proposals by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) for measures to reduce waste crime and poor performance at waste sites.
As of spring 2018, the EA will have the authority to lock the gates or block access to problem waste sites and force operators to clear all, not just the illegal, waste, noted a 15 Jan TRA release.
Defra has, meanwhile, launched a public consultation on proposals to make it harder to qualify for permits; require more waste operations to be registered; and provide local authorities with the option of issuing fines rather than having to pursue criminals through the courts.
The consultation also proposes improving awareness among householders of their duty of care when disposing of waste – a principle in-line with the TRA’s ‘kNOw Tyre Waste’ campaign.