Flytipping and dumping
Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste.
Report flytipping
Crews work 7.30am - 5pm, Monday - Friday. Flytipping will be cleared within 2 working days of it being reported.
What are we doing to combat fly tipping?
Street environment and enforcement officers carry out business visits to ensure commercial waste is being disposed of correctly.
Environmental enforcement officers work with the Environment Agency to ensure all carriers of waste are registered.
We have a rolling programme of education and monitoring of back lanes across the city, to ensure household waste is not fly tipped as part of the weekly collection refuse.
Where possible we use surveillance equipment to monitor know problem areas. Where appropriate we will investigate fly tipping offences to take enforcement action against those responsible. A successful prosecution can result in a fine at a magistrates court of up to £50,000 and / or six months imprisonment.
We routinely visit known hotspots to ensure prompt removal.
