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Nov 30, 2025 • via the Guardian

£10.5 Billion Green Bonds Mask Water Firm Filth

Thames and Anglian lead issuance amid record spills and dividend payouts

Privatised water companies raised £10.5bn in green bonds since 2017, promising environmental gains, while sewage pollution surged and dividends flowed to shareholders. Regulators collect fines but permit ongoing decay.

Nov 22, 2025 • via The Guardian

Toxic Dumps Multiply Under Regulatory Gaze

Seven Mega-Sites Known, Zero Cleanups Planned Beyond One £15m Effort

Organized crime dumps hundreds of thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste across UK sites known to authorities, with slow responses and failed enforcements exposing institutional failures in environmental protection. Taxpayers bear escalating costs as pollution spreads unchecked.

Nov 20, 2025 • via The Guardian

Councils Outsource Their Rubbish to Criminals

Oxfordshire dump reveals public waste fueling £1bn organized crime racket

A massive illegal waste mound in Oxfordshire contains council and school rubbish, highlighting corruption in waste management and the Environment Agency's enforcement failures. This case exemplifies national systemic neglect, costing taxpayers £1 billion annually amid rising environmental risks.

Nov 18, 2025 • via The Guardian

Fly-Tippers Claim Oxfordshire Floodplain as Their Dump

Hundreds of tonnes tower over the River Cherwell, cleanup costs top council budget

An illegal waste mountain in Oxfordshire highlights Environment Agency resource shortages and organized crime's grip on rural sites, burdening local budgets and ecosystems amid national enforcement failures.