fly-tipping
Britishnoun
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The authority tells me they often visit hotspots to deliver letters to residents on how to properly dispose of waste to prevent fly-tipping.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Michael Enea, a campaigner in Newport who blogs about fly-tipping, said he often saw the old appliances at the side of the road and thinks this could now get worse.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
She said the authority found the shift towards more fly-tipping "baffling" and said they were struggling to "figure out how to talk to people" about the issue.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The figures cover those larger illegal sites for which the Environment Agency is responsible, and do not include confiscation orders for smaller fly-tipping offences, which fall under the remit of local authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
She continued: "As registered waste carriers, we're being undercut by unlicensed people who aren't being responsible about where the waste goes, and that's why there's so much fly-tipping."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
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