Fly-Tipping

Dumping rubbish is illegal and can be very dangerous. It also makes your neighbourhood look a mess. Don't just put up with it - report it to us.

How to report Fly-Tipping

Telephone the customer service centre on 915 2000 or report it online.

If you see someone Fly-Tipping phone the Anti-social behaviour help line on 915 2020 or email asbhelp@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Our commitments

• Rubbish will be removed within 48 hours of being reported.
  
  If the rubbish is on private land we will take action with landowners to clear it up
  
  We take enforcement action on individuals and businesses guilty of Fly-Tipping. Fines can be up to £50,000 with a six month prison sentence. If the case is taken to Crown Court, fines can be unlimited.

What you can do to help

• Don’t dump rubbish.
• Don't put up with dumped rubbish - report it.
• If you know who is dumping rubbish in your area – report it.
• Use our bulky waste collection service

Fly-Tipping is a commonly used term for rubbish that is illegally deposited on land without permission from the landowners or without a license to allow the deposits of waste.

We will always try to trace the origin of the waste to identify who deposited it and when the waste was deposited. Fly tippers will be prosecuted In Nottingham if we can prove they have illegally dumped waste.  These offenders can be required to pay full clean up costs for removing the waste as well as receiving a fine of up to £50,000 and up to five years imprisonment.

If an area is continually used for Fly-Tipping we have sophisticated technology which allows us to carry out high-tech surveillance of such sites.  This technology along with a dedicated team of enforcement officers, has led to excellent results in the Nottingham courts.

If you see waste is being dumped illegally or if it doesn’t seem right to you that people are dumping waste somewhere, please try to take as much information as possible such as registration of vehicle, time, location description of waste and of the people dumping the waste. If you have a camera phone or a camera, please take a picture of what you have witnessed.  Do not approach anyone who you witness Fly-Tipping unless it is safe to do so or you have help at hand.

Links

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/localenv/flytipping/index.htm

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waste/1029679/1032559/?lang=_e

You can also report online...

• Council bring recycling sites
• Full litter bin
• A grot spot
• Missed bins
• Recycling scheme
• Spillage after a bin collection