The National Waste Crime Conference is the essential one-day event for everyone working to tackle illegal waste activity. With a landmark Waste Crime Action Plan published, new police-style enforcement powers on the horizon and mandatory digital waste tracking arriving in October 2026, this conference brings together enforcement agencies, local authorities, waste management companies and policy makers to get to grips with the new regulatory landscape.
Key Themes
- The Waste Crime Action Plan — what the government’s zero-tolerance approach means in practice
- New EA enforcement powers — PACE, Proceeds of Crime Act and earlier intervention on the ground
- Organised crime in the waste sector — sophisticated criminal networks and the scale of the threat
- Mandatory digital waste tracking — what the October 2026 go-live means for operators and regulators
- Fly-tipping enforcement — penalty points, clean-up squads and full cost recovery through the courts
- Technology on the frontline — drones, AI-powered licence screening and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime
