Kirklees fly-tipping costs £82k with only 22 prosecutions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 15:25 · Archive

Kirklees Council received 9,769 fly-tipping reports in 12 months but prosecuted only 22 offenders.

Between October 2025 and September 2026, Kirklees Council received 9,769 fly-tipping reports and closed 9,767 of them. However, enforcement action was taken in less than one per cent of cases, with the council securing just 22 prosecutions and issuing 66 penalty notices.

The disposal costs for fly-tipped waste amounted to £81,862.92 for the period from September 2025 to August 2026. This figure covers only disposal costs and does not include the wider workforce and administration costs involved in tackling the problem.

The council's Cabinet Member for Place, Culture and Volunteering said that whilst a £1.92 million investment in CCTV across Kirklees could help gather evidence at fly-tipping hotspots, 'we cannot CCTV our way out of fly-tipping'. She stated that residents need to understand that disposing of waste responsibly is their responsibility and that dumping waste in communities is unacceptable.

How it is being reported

• Fly-tipping across Kirklees saw the council have to pay out more than £81,000 in disposal costs over 12 monthsKirklees Council spent almost £82,000 on clearing fly-tipping in a period of 12 months, but levels of prosecution remained below one per cent.Dewsbury Reporter · 9 Oct, 14:55
• Almost 10,000 reports of fly-tipping in Kirklees and only 22 people prosecutedIn a 12 month period Kirklees Council spent £81,862.92 disposing of fly-tips across the boroughHuddersfield Examiner · 8 Oct, 11:50

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