The average court fine for fly tipping has increased from £526 to £530 as more efforts are being made to deter people from committing waste crimes.
2024 Fly Tipping Statistics Released
A report focussing on UK fly tipping statistics for 2024 has now been released. The report found that fly tipping rose by 6% to 1.15 million incidents in 2023/ 24.
The statistics also show that 60% of the reported incidents involved household waste with 688,000 in 2023/24, an increase of 5% from 2022/23.
It is estimated that this level of fly tipping cost local authorities in England £13.1 million in just one year.
Fly Tipping Enforcement Action
The average court fine for fly tipping has increased from £526 to £530 as more efforts are being made to deter people from committing waste crimes.
Waste crimes can extend to huge fines well in excess of £75,000 as covered in our recent article, here.
Mick George – Waste Management
Fines of this nature are not uncommon and are easily avoidable. The Mick George Group provide a fully verifiable 100% landfill diversion for all your waste, returning it to industry and agriculture, either as new materials or as sustainable energy.
Mick George - Waste Management
