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- UK government plans to grant the Environment Agency police-like powers to tackle waste crime.
- The powers would allow arrests, searches, and asset seizures without a warrant.
- The move is part of a Waste Crime Action Plan addressing the £1 billion annual cost.
- Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds calls for decisive action against waste criminals.
- The Environment Agency has secured prosecutions and shut down over 1,200 illegal waste sites.
