Some potential good news for members!
Over the next 5 years the Environment Agency
will receive an extra £20 million, from Landfill Tax revenues, to escalate the
fight against illegal waste operators.
This is in response to strong criticism from the waste industry,
including MVDA, that the EA isn’t adequately funded to fight illegal waste
crime.
MVDA has played a key role in this,
highlighting the scale of illegal car dismantling & the undermining effects
this has upon legitimate business.
Most recently MVDA submitted detailed
evidence to DEFRAs review of waste ‘exemptions, about how the U16 ELV exemption
is being widely abused.
MVDA is due to complete its review of all 475
U16 exempt operators by Christmas, but preliminary results suggest that a very
large proportion of U16 exempt operators are actually illegal vehicle
dismantlers.
MVDA members will be updated in January when
MVDA has submitted the full report to DEFRA.
Watch this space!
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