Wandsworth fly-tipper handed £1000 fine

The illegal fly-tipping activity was caught on camera thanks to our diligent CCTV monitoring and the individual identified by their vehicle registration. They have now been issued with a £1,000 Fixed Penalty Notice. 

Paul White, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “We hate fly-tipping as much as our residents do, and that’s why we take a zero-tolerance approach to this kind of selfish behaviour. 

“This outcome shows we are serious about tackling illegal fly-tipping in Wandsworth, and I’d like to thank the enforcement teams who identified the individual and issued the fine in a swift manner. 

“Through our Cleaner Borough Plan, we have ramped up CCTV monitoring in hotspot areas to catch fly-tippers red-handed and work to make Wandsworth a cleaner and more pleasant place to live.” 

This enhanced enforcement approach comes as part of Wandsworth’s Cleaner Borough Plan and is paired with a commitment to retain weekly waste and recycling collections, expand much-loved Mega Skip Days and deliver cleaner streets. 

More than 6,500 tonnes of extra recycling has been collected in less than a year thanks to residents’ hard work and the Cleaner Borough Plan, equivalent to 400 double-decker buses. 

The improvements have generated cost savings of £1.3 million, which will be reinvested to make streets cleaner. Fly-tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and those caught can be prosecuted and fined. 

Our enforcement officers have the power to issue £1,000 on-the-spot Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for small scale fly-tipping. 

Large scale fly-tipping can be punished with a £50,000 fine, and/or a 12 month prison sentence. Offenders convicted of large scale fly-tipping in a Crown Court can face an unlimited fine, and/or a five year prison sentence. 

Our Joint Control Centre at Wandsworth Town Hall monitors a network of 1,200 CCTV cameras across the borough. It was recently announced that additional funding has been secured to significantly boost the borough’s CCTV monitoring capabilities, with extended monitoring hours and brand new mobile CCTV vans which will strengthen community safety.