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Fly-tipping: Causes, Incentives and Solutions Figure 4.2: Waste authority perception of fly-tipping problems in their area 100% 90% 6% 7% 5% 19% 4% Percentage of local authorities 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 42% 47% 44% 69% 54% 48% 45% 49% 28% 27% 4% 2% 2% 1994/95 1996/97 1997/98 2001/2002 2005 major problem significant problem minor problem no problem Year Four percent of local authorities considered fly-tipping to be a major problem, a figure in line with most of the previous sweeps of the Encams survey (with the exception of the survey in 2001/02). This is also the picture presented by Flycapture data which shows the problem, in terms of number of fly-tips, massively concentrated with around 5% of local authorities suffering 45% of all fly-tips nationally. The perception by 69% of local authorities that fly-tipping is a significant problem for them is rather different from that presented by the Flycapture data, which suggests a figure more around 30%. But that is based purely on the number of fly-tips, which can be a misleading indicator of size of problem. What are the main problems? The type of waste fly-tipped and the locations used for tipping waste all mirror the picture presented in Flycapture, i.e. mainly household rubbish, with householders and small trade/builders being the main culprits, and highways being the main location (see appendix). The survey did allow, however, more discrete problems to be described by respondents in a way that Flycapture cannot. Figure 4.3 describes the prevalence of particular problems waste authorities say they have. 41
Fly-tipping: Causes, Incentives and Solutions Figure 4.3: Top 10 particular problems of fly-tipping – proportion of authorities saying they have this problem Household (Black bag) waste dumped on streets/residential areas 24% Green waste dumped on laybys, highways and rural areas 9% Waste fly-tipped, or left by travellers 9% Building/construction waste dumped in rural areas 9% Householders dumping garden/green waste 9% Building/Construction waste tipped on roads, laybys or alley-ways Household, business and/or building waste tipped at recycling banks 7% 8% Green waste dumped by 'tree service' companies/Odd jobbers 5% Bulky items including white goods dumped on streets and in alleys. Households and businesses putting black bags out prior to collection day/time 4% 4% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Interestingly, Figure 4.3 reveals even more the problem of household black refuse bags being dumped in residential streets. This problem is much greater than any other. It is also easy to see how this can get mixed up with the side waste issue. A black bag left out three days before collection is due looks like a bag that has been dumped, even though the motivation is different. Green waste emerges in a number of different ways – either tipped by garden services or by householders. The greater prevalence of householders tipping green waste is perhaps surprising as they have available to them free disposal services which traders do not. Building waste also emerges in two forms – waste dumped around housing, and waste transported for dumping in rural areas. White goods do not figure much as a problem. This sort of analysis begins to illustrate the need to identify discrete problems for closer examination, as these will each suggest rather different responses. What are the causes? In relation to possible ‘drivers’ for these problems, two clear winners emerged from this survey – attempts to avoid the costs of disposal, and availability of civic amenity sites. A range of other ‘causes’ of fly-tipping were mentioned but these two dominated as Figure 4.4 shows. 42
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