Activists call for reform of ‘failing’ industry to tackle waste dumping in England, asking government to put ‘people and planet before profits’
Regulators faced pressure to act on Wednesday after new evidence of potentially illegal activity by water companies was revealed.
Analysis of the latest data shows that more than 2000 overflows owned by a number of companies are discharging raw sewage into rivers and seas at a scale that should spark an immediate investigation into illegal breaches of permit conditions.
