UK targets three illegal waste dumps while BBC counts 11 supersites nationwide

Prime Minister Andy Burnham ordered clearance of three illegal waste sites in Bradford, Runnymede, and the Isle of Sheppey — roughly 22,000 tonnes combined. A BBC investigation found 11 "supersites" across England, each exceeding 20,000 tonnes. The targeted sites thus address a fraction of the total problem, and the government has not specified how many more sites fall within scope.