Living in the UK

2.6. Fly tipping

What is fly tipping? 

• Fly tipping is illegally dumping rubbish anywhere. 

• Being a criminal act the council take this action very seriously due to the effect it has upon the environment and surrounding residents.

• This can be large scale dumping such as by illegal waste carriers

• Even smaller scale dumping such as leaving an unwanted carrier bag of waste by bins.

Why not Fly tipping?

• Tipping a mattress, electrical items or a bin bag full of rubbish in the street causes a local nuisance and makes an area look ugly and run down.

• A source of bad smells that can be bad to your health.

• Attracting flies.

• Harbouring rats and mice

• Causing a safety concern