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Fly-tippers to be charged for cost of seizing vehicles 30/04/2025 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 27/02/2025 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 10/02/2025 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’ 23/09/2024 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 19/09/2024 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 08/08/2024 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 21/06/2024 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 17/04/2024 A drone is being used by Herefordshire Council to gather evidence of illegal waste disposal.
Fly-tipping fines ring-fenced 02/04/2024 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 17/01/2024 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 02/01/2024 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 30/10/2023 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 24/10/2023 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 02/08/2023 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’ 12/07/2023 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 10/07/2023 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 29/06/2023 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 11/05/2023 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 05/04/2023 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 27/03/2023 Councils will be handed extra powers alongside increased accountability for tackling anti-social behaviour.
Westminster council to trial AI in fight against fly-tipping 27/02/2023 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 13/02/2023 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 01/02/2023 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 23/01/2023 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 19/08/2022 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 11/04/2022 The Government has proposed banning local authorities from charging for the disposal of DIY waste from households.
New proposals to tackle waste crime 21/01/2022 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 09/12/2021 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’ 09/08/2021 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 23/07/2021 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 17/05/2021 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 25/02/2021 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 01/05/2020 Fly-tipping in rural areas has increased by 300% since the lockdown, new analysis has discovered.
Council chiefs call on mattress companies to ‘recycle own products’ 02/03/2020 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.