fly-tipping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He now says the lack of action to tackle fly-tipping on the former horse paddock has been "outrageous".
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Lobbing a Christmas tree into a park or over a fence might feel tempting once the festivities are over, but it counts as fly-tipping which is illegal and can result in fines, says Nurse.
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Environment minister Mary Creagh said the government had inherited a failing waste industry that had caused an "epidemic of illegal fly-tipping".
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A woman from west London has been fined £1,000 by her local council for fly-tipping an envelope outside her flat in Feltham.
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In 2023-24, Bridgend Council recorded 1,510 incidents of fly-tipping, a slight reduction on the 1,600 reported in the previous year.
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