Report waste crime Dumping or burning waste where it's not
allowed, or allowing others to do so, is a criminal offence.
Find out more about waste crime and how you can report it. What
is waste crime? Waste crime is the illegal management of waste
and it is becoming an increasing problem in Northern Ireland.
The dumping of fuel laundering waste, in particular, is an
issue. Fuel laundering is an illegal process whereby marker dyes
are removed from red and green diesel, which is then sold to
motorists or fuel retailers. This process produces waste. The
waste is typically disposed of in industrial bulk containers,
which are big plastic cubes with metal cages around them. The
laundered waste looks like a dark reddish brown sludge with dark
coloured water on top and is very hazardous. Criminals are
involved in illegal waste activities – from waste collection and
the provision of skips to illegal landfilling and burning of the
waste to get rid of it. Their motive is making money. They
usually charge the legal going