Who tackles fly-tipping?
Both local authorities and ourselves have powers to tackle fly-tipping.
It is widely recognised that fly-tipping can be best combated through partnerships between local authorities, other enforcement agencies and ourselves.
We have agreed with the Local Government Association (LGA) a protocol that sets out the types of fly-tipping that local authorities and ourselves respond to.
We investigate the larger scale incidents of fly-tipping, involving hazardous waste and incidents involving organised gangs of fly-tippers. Local authorities tackle clear-up of fly-tipping on publicly owned land, including roads and lay-bys.
Reports of fly-tipping incidents should be made to your local authority (telephone number in the phone directory) or to us on our 24-hour hotline number: 0800 807060
We spend around £12m every year tacking a variety of types of environmental crime - only a proportion of this money is available for tackling waste crime. Other sorts of environmental crime we tackle include: fish poaching, illegal fish re-stocking and damage to wildlife habitats.
