Fly Tipping within our County

Working with colleagues within West Mercia Police, Defra, The Environment Agency and other Local Authorities

As part of our aim to continuously improve services across the county, we have revised the way that we process fly tips.

The Street Scene team of officers has reduced in number; therefore, we are having to work smarter, using data to identify fly tipping hot-spots and working in close partnership with our supply chain partners and other external agencies.

All fly tips are collected by a dedicated, two-person team, which ensures consistency in how each fly tip is processed. This also reduces the number of times a site is visited before the fly tipped material is removed, reducing the opportunity of the fly tip being added to.

The fly tip will be thoroughly checked for evidence. Evidence found will be photographed and placed in evidence bags before being removed and disposed of. We aim to remove waste within five working days of being notified via Fix My Street, subject to its contents and other safety considerations.

All evidence is then passed to Street Scene to begin the investigation process, which includes relevant searches and obtaining witness statements to form a robust case before deciding on how best to proceed.