Dealing with fly-tipping cost Redcar and Cleveland Council more than £400,000 in the last year.
Stuart ArnoldA council is insisting it will take enforcement action after 6,945 incidents of fly-tipping were reported in a year.
The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs said the cost of clean-ups to the council in 2022-23 was £423,121.Redcar and Cleveland Council said 126 fixed penalty notices were issued during the last 12 months while 16 prosecutions had taken place. Jason Mohr, founder of LoveJunk, an online marketplace which connects householders and businesses to verified waste collectors who are licensed by the Environment Agency, claimed the current system of regulation, fines and prosecution was not working properly.
Mr Mohr suggested one helpful measure was a change in the law so anyone collecting waste would be required to show photo ID and a legitimate waste carrier licence before picking up items.Saltburn councillor Philip Thomson, who is vice chairman of the council’s climate and environment scrutiny committee, said there was an ongoing issue with rubbish being dumped in rear alleys in his ward.
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