Waste crime costs the UK over £800m every year, according to a new report by the Environmental Services Association Education Trust (ESAET). According to the report commissioned by ESAET and conducted by Eunomia, waste crimes such as fly-tipping and deliberate misclassification of waste to evade tax are "widespread and endemic". Waste crime not only costs the tax payer up to £808m per year, but also funds organised crime, takes work away from legitimate companies and creates health risks, according to the report.
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