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Asked by Anneliese MidgleyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121084

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total volume of illegally stored or dumped waste currently present at illegal waste sites in the UK.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Total tonnage of waste on illegal waste sites that were operational on or after 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025C (inclusive) and have not been brought into regulation or cleared of waste: 5,544,462.

NB: This data is taken from a live system and maybe subject to change as investigation details are updated.

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