Fly Tipping
Fly-tipping is 'the illegal deposit of any waste onto
land i.e. waste dumped or tipped on a site with no license accept waste'.
Fly-tipped waste generally consists of large items of rubbish that are dumped illegally on land instead of being disposed of properly at a landfill site tip, often referred to as 'dumping'.
Fly-tipping is illegal. UK 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 a serious offence.
Why is fly-tipping illegal?
Uncontrolled waste disposal can be hazardous to the public, especially when the waste consists of drums of toxic material, asbestos sheeting or syringes.
There can be damage to watercourses and underlying soil quality from the dumped waste.
Fly-tipping looks unsightly and this can harm investment into an area.Cleaning up fly-tipping costs taxpayers’ money.
There are several pieces of legislation relating to fly-tipping.
In England, Wales and Scotland, the main legislation is the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990), Sections 33, 34 and 59.
