Dover District Council (DDC) has partnered with litter pioneers, LitterLotto to help reduce street litter. LitterLotto is a free mobile phone app which offers users the chance to win prizes…
Image: ABC Fire crews have put out blazes in the back three refuse lorries operated by Canterbury City Council’s waste collection contractor Canenco in recent weeks, sparking a plea for…
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has launched a new campaign aimed at preventing loads of recycling being lost when the wrong items are put in bins. The Don’t Let Your…
A Faversham man who transported scrap metal without being able to produce any supporting documents showing he was licensed to do so has pleaded guilty to the offence and been…
Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott has written to the Environment Secretary Therese Coffey calling for tougher penalties for fly-tippers. Matthew Scott…
Dropping cigarette butts, face coverings and drink cans has cost a group of litterbugs more than £10,000. Together, 20 people have been ordered by magistrates to pay a staggering £10,222…
A 5% drop in carbon emissions by the district’s waste operator has been welcomed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. As part of its contract with the council, Veolia had…
Three residents from Folkestone face a bill totalling more than £2,000 between them for anti-social actions. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard cases involving littering, a breach of a dog Public Space…
Newly-released figures from Defra show that there were more than a million incidents of fly-tipping on public land in the last year – and more than 100,000 in the South…
Vehicle stopped in Wincheap – Photo: Canterbury City Council – Kent Police – An operation cracking down on unlicensed waste carriers and scrap collectors doing business within the Canterbury district…
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