Case studies - Fly-tipping

Fly-tipping and hazardous waste is an issue across the UK. The table below gives a summary of some indication of the levels of hazardous waste fly tips.

Types of fly-tipped waste

Mean number of incidents per month (per million population)

White goods incidents

90.10

Tyres incidents

41.41

Other electrical incidents

30.51

Chemical drums oil fuel incidents

7.70

Asbestos incidents

5.36

Clinical incidents

3.79

Source: Fly-tipping causes, incentives and solutions, University College London, 2006

Although these cases are relatively low compared with other types of fly-tipping (e.g. highway incidents 797.99 per million population), they do require specialist techniques to deal with them. It is also important to recognise that although the incidents involving hazardous waste are relatively rare the impact on the environment and associated clean up costs is clearly disproportionate.

A good practice guide and case study material regarding fly-tipping in general is available from Defra.

 

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