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Cumberland Council trials AI cameras to catch litterbugs in Carlisle
6/10/2026 Cumberland Council is trialling artificial intelligence CCTV cameras in Carlisle in a bid to crack down on littering. |
Bedford BC takes ‘robust action’ against environmental crime
6/3/2026 Bedford Borough Council has revealed its progress in fighting environmental crime as it announces a series of recent waste-related prosecutions. |
New waste action plan uses ‘zero-tolerance approach’
3/20/2026 New Government rules could see waste criminals face punishments of up to 20 hours of unpaid work to deter them from illegal dumping. |
‘Litter louts’ could lose driving licences under new Government plans
3/16/2026 Fly-tippers could have points added to their driving licences under new measures being considered by the Government as part of a crackdown on waste crime. |
Court fines for fly-tipping lower than council penalties, LGA warns
3/4/2026 Criminals prosecuted through the courts for fly-tipping are routinely being fined less than the on-the-spot penalties councils can issue directly, LGA warns. |
Specialist drone unit launched to fight fly-tipping
2/20/2026 The Environment Agency has launched a specialist drone unit to track down illegally dumped waste from the air, stepping up its crackdown on fly-tipping. |
Wales rolls out 150 cameras in fly-tipping crackdown
2/19/2026 The Welsh Government is stepping up efforts to tackle fly-tipping with new funding for surveillance cameras and a review of penalty levels. |
Investigation launched into illegal waste dump
2/12/2026 An illegal waste site containing roughly 30,000 tonnes of rubbish is being investigated in Knowsley. |
Maidstone BC drives efficiencies with drone-based fly-tipping scheme
12/22/2025 Maidstone Borough Council has introduced drones to enhance its anti-fly-tipping operations. |
Illegal waste site investigation sees council seize vehicles
12/10/2025 Bromley Council has seized four vehicles following the discovery of what is believed to be an illegal waste site. |
Councils urged to unite in the fight against fly-tipping
11/10/2025 Fly-tipping is a persistent blight on communities. Speaking to LocalGov, Dr Anna Scott, Keep Britain Tidy, urges councils to unite against waste crime. |
Councils sound alarm as fly-tipping soars
11/10/2025 Keep Britain Tidy is calling for urgent action to tackle a surge in fly-tipping, as new research shows the majority of councils see issue as a growing problem. |
Councils urged to join forces for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’
10/8/2025 Keep Britain Tidy is urging councils to take part in Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight, a new national campaign launching in November to tackle waste crime. |
AI-enabled CCTV to fight fly tipping
7/31/2025 AI-enabled CCTV cameras are to be introduced by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to help reduce fly tipping. |
Fly-tippers to be charged for cost of seizing vehicles
4/30/2025 The Government is encouraging councils to work with the police to seize and crush vehicles used by waste criminals as part of a crack-down on fly-tipping. |
Defra records record 1.15m fly-tipping incidents
2/27/2025 Local authorities in England were forced to deal with a record 1.15 million fly-tipping incidents in 2023/24 – a 6% increase on the previous year. |
Baroness Warsi calls for penalty points for fly-tippers
2/10/2025 Baroness Warsi, former chairwoman of the Conservative Party, has proposed introducing penalty points on driving licences for individuals caught fly-tipping. |
Councils accused of being overzealous with ‘middle-class fly-tipping’
9/23/2024 Councils have been accused of being overzealous when it comes to fining people who leave items outside their home for neighbours to collect for free. |
Council seizes fly-tipping vans in new crackdown
9/19/2024 Two vehicles allegedly used to illegally dump waste have been seized by Bolton Council in the first week of its new waste crime strategy. |
Ombudsman ‘astonished’ by failure to remove waste
8/8/2024 Kingston Council’s refusal to move a dumped mattress for four months has left the local government ombudsman ‘astonished’. |
Dumped waste forces nine-hour road closure
6/21/2024 A road was closed for nine hours after two tonnes of waste were illegally dumped in West Yorkshire yesterday. |
Herefordshire Council uses drone to investigate fly-tipping
4/17/2024 A drone is being used by Herefordshire Council to gather evidence of illegal waste disposal. |
Fly-tipping fines ring-fenced
4/2/2024 Funds raised from fly-tipping fines will be ring-fenced to help keep communities tidy, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. |
Council chiefs welcome drop in fly-tipping incidents
1/17/2024 Local authorities in England dealt with 1.08 million fly-tipping incidents in 2022/23, a decrease of 1% on the previous year, according to the latest figures. |
Councils banned from charging for small-scale DIY waste disposal
1/2/2024 Local authorities in England are no longer able to charge households to leave small-scale DIY waste at recycling centres in a move aimed at tacking fly-tipping. |
Oflog moves to expand remit
10/30/2023 The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) watchdog has proposed to widen its scope to five new service areas. |
Fly-tipping enforcement up as incidents drop
10/24/2023 Councils carried out more enforcement action in response to illegal waste dumping last year as the number of reported incidents fell. |
AI cameras installed in Birmingham to catch fly-tippers
8/2/2023 Birmingham City Council has installed three new artificial intelligence (AI) CCTV cameras in a bid to tackle fly-tipping. |
Cap on fly-tipping fines should be ‘removed altogether’
7/12/2023 The Government’s decision to increase the maximum fines for fly-tipping falls short of what is required to crackdown on offenders, council chiefs have said. |
Maximum fine for fly-tippers more than doubles
7/10/2023 The maximum amount local authorities will be able to fine people who are caught littering, fly-tipping or graffitiing has increased. |
Fly-tipping fines to more than double in Scotland
6/29/2023 Fines for fly-tipping will more than double to £500 as part of ‘bold action’ to reduce waste dumped in Scotland. |
Waste officers call for fly-tipping funding
5/11/2023 Majority of council waste officers think their local authority does not have enough resources and capacity to effectively tackle fly-tipping, poll reveals. |
Fly-tipping incidents skyrocket by a third
4/5/2023 The number of fly-tipping incidents has increased by a third since 2010, a new analysis by Labour has revealed. |
Councils to get more powers over anti-social behaviour
3/27/2023 Councils will be handed extra powers alongside increased accountability for tackling anti-social behaviour. |
Westminster council to trial AI in fight against fly-tipping
2/27/2023 Westminster City Council is set to trial the use of artificial intelligence to tackle fly-tipping. |
‘Alarming’ figures reveal one third of fly-tipping in Glasgow
2/13/2023 Almost one third of recorded fly-tipping incidents in Scotland last year took place in Glasgow, a freedom of information request has revealed. |
Charge manufacturers for fly-tipping clean up, council chiefs say
2/1/2023 Manufacturers should contribute to the cost of cleaning up fly-tipped rubbish to help tackle the health risk posed by the illegal practice, council chiefs say. |
Triple on-the-spot littering fines, think tank urges
1/23/2023 A think tank has called for a ‘revitalised’ litter strategy including tripling the level of fines and ranking councils on enforcement of anti-littering laws. |
Council chiefs call for tougher punishments for fly tippers
8/19/2022 Local authority leaders have called for the introduction of tougher sentences to help in the fight against fly tipping. |
Councils to be banned from charging for disposal of DIY waste
4/11/2022 The Government has proposed banning local authorities from charging for the disposal of DIY waste from households. |
New proposals to tackle waste crime
1/21/2022 New proposals to tackle fly-tipping and illegal waste exports have been unveiled by the Government today. |
Councils dealing with record amount of fly-tipping
12/9/2021 A charity has called for a review of the licensing scheme for waste carriers after new figures showed fly-tipping has reached an all-time high. |
Council chiefs call for fly-tipping fines to be increased ‘significantly’
8/9/2021 Local authority leaders have called for fly-tipping fines to be increased ‘significantly’ as part of the battle against waste crime. |
Waste crime could be costing the UK nearly a billion pounds a year
7/23/2021 Waste-related crime is costing the country an estimated £1bn a year, a new report has found. |
Councils deal with 20,000 fly-tipping incidents a week
5/17/2021 Council chiefs call for tougher sentences for people caught illegally dumping rubbish as figures show councils deal with 20,000 fly-tipping incidents a week. |
Councils dealing with one million fly-tipping incidents a year
2/25/2021 Councils dealt with nearly one million incidents of fly-tipping in 2019/20 at a cost of £50m, the latest figures have shown. |
Fly-tipping soars by 300% since lockdown
5/1/2020 Fly-tipping in rural areas has increased by 300% since the lockdown, new analysis has discovered. |
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Council chiefs call on mattress companies to ‘recycle own products’
3/2/2020 Local authority leaders are calling for mattress manufacturers to be forced to recycle their own products and offer take-back services to stop them being fly-tipped. |
