Fly-tipping

Householders be cautious, dont let your waste be fly-tipped

Fly-tipping, or illegal dumping of waste, is an unsightly blight on local communities that causes harm to the environment and can be costly to clear away.

Leicestershire councils deal with 12,000 fly-tipping incidents per year. #IfOnly we had enough evidence to prosecute every fly-tipper.

Fly-tipping is a crime – check your legal waste requirements

When paying someone to take your waste away, don’t assume that they’ll dispose of it responsibly for you. You have a legal responsibility to check that the person taking your waste away is a Registered Waste Carrier. Find out how to do this at: Lesswaste | Your duty of care

If you have waste you want to dispose of, you have several options for dealing with it yourself. Find out more at: Lesswaste | disposing of waste

Report a fly-tipper – Have you seen a fly-tip or seen someone fly-tipping in Leicestershire?

Local authorities are responsible for investigating and clearing up the smaller scale fly-tipping on public land, including roads and lay-bys. All of Leicestershire’s district and borough councils offer an easy to use reporting form on their website, which can be found by following the links below. Sending us information and evidence helps us to find and prosecute those responsible. Select your council to report a fly-tip: