Government urges more action on fly-tipping
Local Authorities in England reported that they had dealt with more than 2.6 million incidents of fly-tipping - up five per cent on 2005-06. Almost half of these - a staggering 1,289,410 incidents - were reported by Liverpool City Council.
Enforcement action taken by local authorities, excluding Liverpool City Council, increased by 46 per cent to 357,829 cases. The figure for all authorities, including Liverpool City Council, was 16 per cent.
Minister for waste Joan Ruddock today urged local authorities to bring themselves up to the level of the best in tackling fly-tipping as she published new figures.
The Flycapture results for April 2006 to March 2007, show more fly-tipping incidents are being reported and more action is being taken to tackle them. But Ms Ruddock stressed that, while this demonstrated increased vigilance, this was only the first stage in tackling the issue.
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Enforcement action taken by local authorities, excluding Liverpool City Council, increased by 46 per cent to 357,829 cases. The figure for all authorities, including Liverpool City Council, was 16 per cent.
Minister for waste Joan Ruddock today urged local authorities to bring themselves up to the level of the best in tackling fly-tipping as she published new figures.
The Flycapture results for April 2006 to March 2007, show more fly-tipping incidents are being reported and more action is being taken to tackle them. But Ms Ruddock stressed that, while this demonstrated increased vigilance, this was only the first stage in tackling the issue.
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