Fly-Tipping

What Is a Fly Tip?

This is the illegal and unwanted disposal of controlled waste in the open countryside, by the side of roads and on private land. Controlled waste is household, industrial or commercial waste. The offence of fly-tipping has a penalty in the Magistrates Court of up to £50,000 and/or up to 12 months imprisonment and upon indictment in the Crown Court an unlimited fine and/or up to 5 years imprisonment.

What we do?

We are very proactive in clearing flytips, last year over 700 flytips were recorded ranging from a few black sacks, up to lorry loads of waste. At present we proactively check and clear fly tipping from well known hot spots. All staff are on the lookout for flytipped waste and check for any evidence of where it came from. After this we will remove it immediately, recording details of quantity, composition and location type. This information is required to be passed on to DEFRA. Customer reports of flytipping are dealt with as quickly as possible depending on the details given. We currently clear over 95% of fly tips reported to us within a week of notification.

What to Do if You Spot a Fly-Tip

1. Visually inspect the tip but do not touch - it may contain items hazardous items. We need to know what the waste is (tyres, household, builders rubble etc), and how much is there (car full, black bag, truck load)
2. Note down the location of the tip, in as much detail as possible - Street name, Town and visual markers so we can find it when we come to clear it up. 
3. Report the site to us - the sooner the better
4. Take details of any suspicious vehicles in the area of fly tipped material.

5. Report It - If you know of an offender or want to report an incident email customer.services@nwleicestershire.gov.uk