Fly-tipping / Illegal Dumping
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on land other than an authorised landfill site. It can vary in scale significantly from a black bin bag of rubbish to large quantities of waste dumped from trucks. Fly-tipped waste may be found anywhere, such as roadsides, in lay-bys or on private land.
A wide variety of wastes are fly-tipped. These include rubbish, large domestic items, such as fridges and mattresses, garden refuse, tyres and clinical waste. Large amounts of waste from construction, demolition and excavation activities are sometimes dumped.
Waste comes under controls that impose a duty to ensure that waste is disposed of properly. Only holders of a Waste Management License can recover, transport, deposit or dispose of waste. Waste can be deposited only at officially authorised sites.
Anyone fly-tipping waste is committing an offence and could be prosecuted under the Environmental protection Act (1990).
If you see someone fly-tipping:
- Contact us using the details below giving the date, time and location of the occurrence;
- Tell us what the waste looks like and how much of it there is;
- Give us a description of any vehicles involved along with the vehicle registration number/s;
- Never touch any of the waste or open containers as they may contain hazardous material.
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The Community Wardens
77 Main Street, Sauchie. FK10 3JT.
Tel: 01259 450000
Email: cat@clacks.gov.uk
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