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Waste: Crime

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 July 2025UIN 62632

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the annual profits generated by organised criminals who engage in waste crime.

Answered by Mary Creagh

It is estimated that waste crime costs the UK economy around £1 billion per year. However, it is impossible to assess how much of this is “profit” for organised criminals.

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