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More than 1.2 million fly-tipping incidents occurred in 2024/25

New Government guidance encourages local authorities to seize and crush vehicles used to dump waste while also naming and shaming the criminals online

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 3 min read
More than 1.2 million fly-tipping incidents occurred in 2024/25

The latest statistics, released today (February 25), reveal councils dealt with 1.26 million fly-tipping incidents in 2024/2025, a 9% increase on the year before. These figures only account for...

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