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Scotland’s environmental regulator is appealing for information from members of the public following a day of action investigating potentially illegal activity at a location linked to waste vehicles in North Lanarkshire last week (Thursday 28 September).

A Thurso man has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of £12,327.08 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for illegally dumping controlled waste on land in Weydale during the Covid-19 lockdowns.

Two farming partnerships have been issued civil penalties totalling £10,400 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) following pollution of watercourses in Perthshire and Stirling.

Scottish salmon processor Scottish Sea Farms Limited has been fined £70,000 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) after breaches of fluorinated greenhouse gas regulations were identified at its salmon processing facility at Gremista Industrial Estate in Lerwick, Shetland.

Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

SEPA officers joined partners from Police Scotland, Revenue Scotland and HMRC on Tuesday 21 February 2023 for a Day of Action, carrying out inspections in the Johnstone area and appealing to local residents and businesses.