“Key points

• Local Authorities dealt with a total of 852 thousand incidents of fly-tipping in 2013/14, an increase of 20 per cent since 2012/13 with nearly two thirds of fly-tips involving household waste.
• This increase follows more recent year on year declines in the number of incidents. A number of local authorities have reported an increase in the number of fly-tipping incidents. Some local authorities have introduced new technologies; such as on-line reporting and electronic applications as well increased training for staff and have explained this as a factor in the increase in the number of incidents reported.
• The most common place for fly-tipping to occur was on highways, 47 per cent of total incidents in 2013/14.
• Incidents of fly-tipping on footpaths, bridleways and back alleyways increased 15 per cent in England in 2013/14. Together these now account for 29 per cent of fly tipping incidents.
• Approximately a third of all incidents consisted of a small van load of material or less.
• The estimated cost of clearance of fly-tipping to Local Authorities in England in 2013/14 was £45.2 million, a 24 per cent increase on 2012/13.
• Local Authorities carried out nearly 500 thousand enforcement actions at an estimated cost of £17.3 million, which was over a £2.0 million increase on the previous year. This equated to an increase of 18 per cent on enforcement actions in the same period.”