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Guardian: The 'polluters pays' principle is the commonly accepted practice that those who produce pollution should bear the costs of managing it to prevent damage to human health or the environment. For instance, a factory that produces a potentially poisonous substance as a byproduct of its activities is usually held responsible for its safe disposal.
This principle underpins most of the regulation of pollution affecting land, water and air. Pollution is defined in UK law as contamination of the land,......
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United Kingdom: What is the ‘polluter pays’ principle?
Posted by Guardian: Duncan Clark on July 2nd, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation