ApocaDocs: Environment Agency cracks down on organised crime in waste industry

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Posted Thu Aug 6 2009: from Times Online (UK):


	Environment Agency cracks down on organised crime in waste industry http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1249573065 Investigations by the Environment Agency have found that gangs are illegally dumping, burying and burning commercial rubbish and setting up waste businesses as a legitimate front for illegal activities, including drug trafficking.... Like the Mafia did in New York and the Camorra did in Naples, British criminals regard controlling the waste industry as a way to generate income and launder money. They are setting up bogus companies and running them in a seemingly professional manner, with business cards, logos and legitimate-sounding answering machine messages. They are undercutting legitimate waste companies on price, especially in the high-cost area of disposing of hazardous materials such as asbestos and engine oil.

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