The Environment Agency has fined two Lincolnshire farmers £7,000 in total for illegal waste activities. Ian Wilmot, 61, of Hall Farm, was ordered to pay £3,990.55, including a £792 fine and costs. Mark Wilmot, 66, of Bramwil Hall Farm, received a 15-month conditional discharge and £2,820.25 in costs. The prosecution followed surveillance revealing waste transfer between farms and a fire at Hall Farm. Officers found contaminated materials including brick rubble, plastics, and plasterboard. Mark admitted transferring waste without an environmental permit and failed to provide transfer notes. The case underscores the Environment Agency’s crackdown on waste crime, with guidance available on its website. Offenders face fines, conditional discharges, and enforcement actions for non-compliance with environmental regulations.
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