£400 fines for fly-tippers

Published: Friday, March 4, 2022

Wandsworth Council is ramping up its efforts to tackle fly-tipping by reminding people that if they fly-tip they will be fined. 

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Signs are going up near fly-tipping hotspots, in Tooting, to warn people that if they dump rubbish illegally, they will be fined.

In fact, more than 5,150 fines were handed out for littering and fly-tipping offences between 2020 to 2021 across the borough.

Councillor Steffi Sutters, environment spokesperson said,

“These signs are going up, as a reminder when we have just issued £400 fixed penalty notices in your local area.

“They highlight a point that I make regularly - we take a zero-tolerance approach to fly-tipping and littering.

“It’s not fair, it’s not right and our enforcement teams work really hard to investigate fly-tip offenders and catch those who think they can get away with it.”


Watch Councillor Steffi Sutters talk about what the Council is doing to tackle fly-tipping.


Councillor Steffi Sutters talks to a local resident about fly-tipping in Tooting and why it’s so unacceptable.

Report fly-tip offenders
If you see someone dumping litter or fly-tipping, we need as much information as possible to help us prosecute the offenders:

  • Tell us what you saw: where, when and a description of the fly-tip/incident, along with a description of anyone involved.
  • A description and/or the name and addresses of the people involved and the actual location would also be helpful.
  • Try and film or photograph the incident, ideally with a date and time stamp. But please don’t put yourself or others at risk. The higher res the picture, the better.
  • We need to know what sort of rubbish has been dumped – the amount and type of waste e.g. a few bags of rubbish, a fridge or a sofa.
  • If relevant make a note of the vehicle registration number and a description of the vehicle.

CONTACT:
Emailflytipwitness@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
Phone: 020 8871 8558 (Option 2)

You can also report fly-tipping and litter.

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