{"id":1052,"date":"2026-05-21T07:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:01:16","slug":"53-of-people-say-waste-crime-negatively-impacts-their-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/53-of-people-say-waste-crime-negatively-impacts-their-life\/","title":{"rendered":"53% of people say waste crime negatively impacts their life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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53% of people in England say waste crime negatively impacts their quality of life, new polling shows.<\/h4>\n

The new You-Gov research, commissioned by the charity Crimestoppers, found that 45% of people in England agree that waste crime makes their local area feel unsafe.<\/p>\n

The polling also found that nearly two-thirds of people in England have noticed some form of waste crime in the last year, including fly\u2011tipping, illegal dumping, and unregulated waste sites.<\/p>\n

52% of adults say they have seen dumped household or commercial waste in their local area, while nearly a quarter (23%) report witnessing illegal waste sites or dumping on land.<\/p>\n

Crimestoppers has launched a new national campaign, in partnership with Defra and the Environment Agency, urging the public to speak up anonymously about waste crime.<\/p>\n

Kate Johnston, Crimestoppers, said: \u201cWaste crime is not a harmless crime. The fact that so many people are seeing this in their local area shows just how widespread the issue has become.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waste Minister Mary Creagh said the campaign is part of the government\u2019s Waste Crime Action Plan<\/a> and called for people to report any incidents.<\/p>\n

Philip Duffy, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, commented: \u201cWe have seen how members of the public often have valuable information about suspicious activity but feel unable to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our\u00a0Crimestoppers campaign, people can report concerns completely anonymously, helping us gather intelligence that will\u00a0bring offenders to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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