Fly-tipping

Fly-tipped rubbish and waste is seen beside a road in Colnbrook, near Heathrow, west of London on May 11 2020.

Watch: How do we dump Britain’s fly-tipping epidemic?

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

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Dramatic pictures posted on Facebook posted by Watery Lane resident Elaine Hutchings show the scale of the fly tipping.

'Beyond belief': Outrage over 50ft long fly-tipped waste pile

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Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

The huge mountain of rubbish has built up at a property in Dalkeith Street

Disgusting mountain of rubbish attracting rats and plaguing street

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

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Annie Valentine is sick of people putting rubbish in the recycling bins.

'It grinds me down...it's not low-level crime when you live with it'

Video grab of a rat infested alleyway off Franciscan Road in Tooting, south London. October 2 2024.

I passed a swarm of rats on the school run...it was disgusting!

Muktar Singh, 55

Huge mountain of fly-tipped rubbish attracts 'rats the size of cats'

Clean Up Britain founder John Read wants more to be done about motorway litter

Rubbish dumped on motorway...what do we pay our council tax for?

Nino Gugliemi, 82, who has run a female hair salon on Wilmslow Road in Manchester for 60 years backs onto the alley ways of where students live and have dumped rubbish after moving out for the summer.

Watch: Fly-tipping students have turned street into a 'dumping ground'

Wakefield Council received 3,456 reports of fly-tipping in the district in 2022.

Wakefield Council warns of 'fines and prison' for fly-tippers this Christmas

Homeowners could be liable for £50k fine if your neighbour does ‘this’ to your property

Neighbours could land homeowners a £50k fine according to obscure law

Fly-tipping costs the Council £200,000 every year to clean up.

Wakefield Council’s fly-tipping team pick up national award
Wakefield Council’s Highways and Environmental Enforcement Team has scooped a prestigious national award.
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Dog owners are urged to keep their dogs under control, especially as more visitors are expected in the countryside during spring.

'Be responsible' - dog owners urged to keep their dogs under control

Rubbish tips are closed for a reason - so why are people still trying to do lockdown tip runs?

Rubbish tips are closed for a reason - so why are people still trying to do lock...

Some of the bottles found on Benjamin Street.

VIDEO: Hundreds of bottles of human waste found dumped on Wakefield street

Some of the bottles dumped behind Benjamin Street.

VIDEO: Hundreds of bottles of human waste found dumped on Wakefield street

The old monument, on Wheldon Road, has fallen into disrepair. Picture by Alex Kear.

Fly-tipping around old pit wheel monument condemned

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These are the worst cities for illegal and nuisance fly-tipping in the UK

Lightowler was ordered to pay more than 1,500 for the offence.

Heckmondwike fly-tipper dumped waste at Wakefield beauty spot in 'despicable' ac...

The amount of fly-tipped waste being collected by Streetscene officers has fallen significantly

Fly-tipping incidents 'declining' in Wakefield

Lee Wilkinson out the back of his shop, Deli Central

'˜CCTV is needed to stop fly-tipping in Wakefield city centre' says shop owner

Dumped: Waste is frequently dumped near to the Hemsworth bypass. Picture by Sandra Pickin.

Flytippers warned they could be thousands of pounds out of pocket over latest ru...

Tylor Price dumped household items, including a mattress and dozens of bags of rubbish, near to the river bank on Stocking Lane, Knottingley.

Flytipper who advertised on Facebook fined over Â£1K
A man who advertised an illegal waste disposal service on Facebook has been ordered to pay Â£1,055 after being caught fly-tipping.
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Fly-tipping stock image.

Wakefield man fined for illegally dumping bricks and rubble

Flytipping in Wakefield.

Taxpayers forking out Â£200K due to fly-tipping

Fly tipping. Picture by Wakefield Council.

Wakefield taxpayer foots Â£200,000 bill for nearly 4,000 reports of fly-tipping

Illegal dumping of waste can be costly.

Don't get caught out by illegal waste carriers - it could cost you Â£5K

Fly-tipping generic image, provided by Wakefield Council.

Leeds man fined Â£1,000 for fly-tipping after dumping fridge and doors at former...

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