Increased fines would target businesses that dump rubbish on an industrial scale in Britain’s parks, hedgerows and roadsides
Fines for companies caught flytipping on an industrial scale should triple to £9m, the Liberal Democrats have said.
The increased penalities would target businesses that avoid paying landfill tax by dumping rubbish in hedgerows, parks and roadsides, and follows a 20% increase in such incidents in 2013-14.
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Via: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/04/lib-dems-promise-to-triple-flytipping-fines-to-9m