Dumped rubbish - flytipping

Flytipping is the illegal dumping of waste. Fly-tipping can be anything from a black bag of domestic waste to a lorry load of construction waste. As well as damaging our environment, every year flytipping costs millions nationally to investigate and clear up.

Report flytipping

If you want to report flytipped waste, please contact us. If it is on private land, it is the landowner's responsibility to clear. 

We are required to track the content and size of all fly-tips and report them to FlyCapture, a database run by the Environment Agency. We can prosecute fly-tippers by issuing Fixed Penalty Notices, or, in more serious cases, we will take offenders to court.

You can find out about disposing of business waste through legitimate waste carriers, and rubbish can also be legitimately and safely disposed of at our reuse and recycling centres.

Use the online form to notify us about flytipping

If you see anyone dumping rubbish, please telephone the police. Try to get a good description of the vehicle and any persons you see involved. Do not tackle the driver yourself.  See details of our Enviro-Crime Reward Scheme to find out how your information could reward you.