CCTV appeal after Lancashire waste dumping
What was announced
The Environment Agency is appealing for help to identify a man officers need to speak to in connection with waste dumping in Nelson, Lancashire.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Officers are investigating the deposit of around 75 tonnes of mixed commercial and household waste in the yard of a mill in Nelson the town.
- The man the Environment Agency want to trace is described as white, approximately 5ft 9in tall, of a heavy build, with red hair. Footage shows him with a beard.
- The Environment Agency believes the dumping was organised and deliberate. A total of five deposits were made during one afternoon and into the evening, using a wagon displaying cloned vehicle registration plates, a tactic that can be used to avoid detection.
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Environment Agency (executive non-departmental public body) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Waste and recycling.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cctv-appeal-after-lancashire-waste-dumping
- Published 2026-10-22 12:59:16 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-23 19:45:12 UTC from GOV.UK
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