Fly-tipping in the England cost local authorities over £60million in 2011. How bad is your area for dumping waste?

Fly tipping near your home; do you often have to put up with residents in your area leaving their rubbish on the street, in a park, or even in front of your house?

Fly-tipping is the term used to describe illegally dumped rubbish in the UK, or dumping on the fly; initially due to rubbish being tipped from cars.

Local authorities in England reported that they had dealt with nearly 820,000

incidents of fly-tipping in 2011, with 63 percent of fly tips classified as household waste. The rate of fly-tipping has decreased by 13 percent since 2010, however local authorities have increased their enforcement of prosecutions for fly-tipping incidents. In 2011, there were reportedly 2,409 prosecutions of waste offenders by local authorities, with 96 percent of these resulting in conviction; most often resulting in a fine. It seems that the authority's crackdown on the issue has helped to reduce the number of incidents, however rates of illegally dumped waste is still high across England.

Key for fly tipping graphic Photograph: Guardian

The removal of fly-tips in 2011 cost local authorities an estimated £41.3 million, whilst enforcement actions cost approximately £20.6 million; meaning that nearly £62million was spent dealing with fly-tipping incidents across England in the last year alone.

Fly-tipping incidents were highest in Sheffield with a total of 58,080 incident, 50,000 of which were from households. London boroughs Newham and Lewisham also scored particularly highly, with over 36,000 incidents in each borough.

How does your area look? Is fly-tipping a big problem where you live?

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