Annual fly-tipping in England statistics show a 13.5 per cent decrease in the number of incidents dealt with by local authorities in the last year compared to 2009/10.
The figures also show a 5.8 per cent increase in enforcement action to prevent, detect or take action against fly tipping.
Although the statistics appear positive, the data doesn't include information on incidents that occurred on private land and dealt with by landowners. We are concerned that there could be knock-on effects of an increase in action on public land, as this could increase incidents on private land but would not be recorded in the statistics.
Fly-tipping is still a major issue for our members, but one for which no official figures exist. That's why we are continuing to ask our members to fill in our online survey when they are fly-tipped. We need to be able to show government the true extent of the problem and to monitor trends. Without this data we're only getting half the picture.
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