Fly-tipping annual statistics in England : A sixteen per cent increase year on year

By Susie Watkins

10th Dec 2021 | Local News

The file photo from the government news release
The file photo from the government news release

Defra has just published its annual figures for fly tipping across England.

Local authorities dealt with just under 1.13 million fly-tipping incidents this year, an increase of 16% from the 980,000 reported in 2019/20. As in the previous year, just under two thirds (65%) of fly-tips involved household waste. Total incidents involving household waste were 737,000 in 2020/21, an increase of 16% from 635,000 incidents in 2019/20.

The first national lockdown in March 2020 led to some local authorities being unable to maintain collections of dry materials, with some suspending garden and bulky waste collections. There was also a widespread closure of household waste recycling centres, which were later re-opened but with some restrictions in place. These factors and other factors such as changes in household consumption, travel and leisure patterns may have contributed to the increases seen in the number of fly-tipping incidents reported for 2020/21.

Resources and Waste Minister Jo Churchill said:

"Fly-tipping is a crime which blights communities and poses a risk to human health and the environment. It also undermines legitimate waste businesses where unscrupulous operators undercut those acting within the law.

"During the pandemic, local authorities faced an unprecedented challenge to keep rubbish collections running and civic amenity sites open, and the Government worked closely with them to maintain these critical public services.

"We have already given local authorities a range of powers to tackle fly-tipping and we are going further; strengthening powers to detect and prosecute waste criminals through the new Environment Act, consulting on introducing electronic waste tracking and reforming the licencing system.

Increased use of technology is also helping, with more councils now encouraging the public to use apps and online platforms to quickly and easily report this crime so authorities can take action.

We all have a duty to know where our waste is going."

     

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