Latest updates regarding flytipping shared to Councillors at the Community and Environment Board last night.
At the Community and Environment Board meeting on Wednesday, 4th June 2025, Councillors received an update on the collaborative efforts of the Environmental Crime Officer, Environmental Health, Streetscape, Communications Team, and Legal colleagues to reduce fly-tipping within the Borough.
In 2024 / 2025, the Streetscape team cleared 1059 fly-tipping incidents, and Environmental Health received 106 cases with potential evidence, and issued 26 enforcement actions, which include fixed penalty notices and Community Protection Warnings.
Since 1st January 2025, the Environmental Health team have received 22 complaints with potential evidence and has issued 17 enforcement actions, which include fixed penalty notices and Community Protection Warnings.
The Environmental Health team are utilising social media with weekly posts called
‘Fly Tipping Friday’s’ which shares good practice, successful enforcement actions and also appeals for witnesses.
To assist with fly-tipping investigations, the Council now have a brand-new state-of-the-art drone. The cost of the Drone was funded by Defra following a successful bid to their fly-tipping intervention grant scheme. The drone has also been insured and licensed under Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations. This marks a key step in expanding our ability to deliver efficient, modern services across the community.
Councillor Margaret Bell, Chair of Community and Environment Board, said:
“Tackling fly-tipping will make positive contributions towards improving the environment and sustainability. The fly tips create adverse impacts on the local environment and use significant resources in removing them and carrying out investigations. By reducing fly tipping, the quality of life in local communities will be improved.”
Fly-tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. There is also a Duty of Care specified in this Act which requires producers of waste, including householders, to take all reasonable measures to ensure that their waste is disposed of correctly, legally and where applicable, is only transferred to someone authorised to transport or dispose of it.
The Council is required to submit fly-tipping data every three months to the Environmental Agency. To view the latest Power BI Performance data, please visit the North Warwickshire Borough Council website and click on the Community & Environment Board button, followed by the Fly-tipping button.