Did You Know...
Fly-tipping is a criminal offence?
If you see a fly-tip in progress, you should contact the Police on 999?
If you come across a fly-tip that has already been dumped, you should call us on 01306 885001 or report it to us online?
If you come across a fly-tip over 20-tonnes, or on an industrial sized scale, you should call the Environment Agency hotline on 0800 80 70 60?
If you are arranging for the clearance of waste/building materials from your home/business, it is your responsibility for checking that the company or person carrying out the work (waste carrier) is legitimate and registered?
If you haven't made the necessary checks and your waste/building materials are found to be fly-tipped and evidence recovered leads back to you or your business, you are considered legally responsible for that fly-tip and could face a fine?
That the organisation you need to contact in order to carry out the required checks on your chosen waste carrier is the Environment Agency?
Leaving bags of clothes/textiles or other charitable material beside a full bring back or closed charity shop is considered fly-tipping?
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