Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62632
Waste: Crime
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the annual profits generated by organised criminals who engage in waste crime.
Answer
Mary CreaghIt is estimated that waste crime costs the UK economy around £1 billion per year. However, it is impossible to assess how much of this is “profit” for organised criminals.