The UK government is intensifying its crackdown on fly-tipping with new legislation that enables councils to collaborate with police forces to seize and crush vehicles used for illegal waste dumping. Under the new law, offenders could face up to five years in prison. Fly-tipping rates have surged, with over 1.15 million reported incidents in the last year alone. The initiative aims to ease current administrative barriers to vehicle seizures and promote the use of technology for identifying offenders, enhancing local authorities' capabilities in managing environmental crime as elections loom.
Waste criminals and fly-tippers who blight our towns and villages have gone unpunished for too long. That ends today. The government is calling time on fly-tipping.
Government statistics for England recorded 1.15m incidents of fly-tipping in 2023-24, up 6% from a year before, highlighting a significant local concern.
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