a guide to improving your local environment - Keep Britain Tidy

www.encams.org
are available through the Flycapture database (see
Further Information & Contacts section for details).
Environment Agency
• Has an agreement with the Local Government
Association to deal with certain fly-tips depending on
the nature, location and quantity of waste. See
Environment Agency website for further information
www.environment-agency.gov.uk.
What are the problems caused by fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is a problem because:
• Uncontrolled waste disposal can present a hazard to
the public e.g. drums of toxic waste, asbestos
sheeting, syringes and used drugs.
• Depending on the nature of the waste and its location,
there can be damage to watercourses, or to underlying
soil quality.
• Fly-tipped material looks unsightly and this can
damage inward investment into an area.
FLY-TIPPING
• Cleaning up fly-tipping costs taxpayers in money
and time.
• Fly-tipping undermines legitimate waste management
activities; licensed operators have to charge more
because they have invested in training, infrastructure
and documentation to comply with the legislation.
• More than 100,000 trolleys go astray from
supermarkets each year. Many end up obstructing
paths, spoiling beauty spots or polluting rivers and
ponds. Dealing with abandoned shopping trolleys costs
local authorities approximately £5m per year. Local
authorities can, however, collect abandoned shopping
or luggage trolleys in their area and charge to return
them to the owner.
Under the EPA 1990 (Schedule 4) local authorities have
been able to seize, store and dispose of abandoned
shopping trolleys. The CNEA 2005 amends schedule 4
to better enable them to reclaim their costs from
the owner.
36