The Environment Agency said on 20 August 2026 that it was continuing to appeal for information about an illegal waste site near Hinckley in Leicestershire. An investigation was launched after dumped waste was found on land off the A47 Leicester Road on 5 August 2026, according to the agency. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Leicestershire Police acted to shut the site and prevent further environmental damage, and the Environment Agency is leading the investigation.

As of that date, the agency was seeking dash cam footage, mobile phone footage or CCTV, and asked the public to report suspicious activity such as tipper, skip or articulated lorries entering derelict sites or fields. It said illegal waste sites had appeared near dual carriageways and motorways as well as on farms and in woodland. An Environment Agency spokesperson said waste crime damages communities and the environment, and that reporting concerns allows swift action.

People were asked to call the agency's 24/7 hotline on 0800 80 70 60, quoting incident number 02544976, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.