Crawley council spends £1.3m clearing fly-tipped waste

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 20:38 · Archive

Crawley Borough Council has spent more than £1.3 million clearing illegally dumped waste in the space of a year, according to figures shared during a council meeting. The council investigated 108 fly-tipping incidents in the last six months.

Councillor Julian Charatan, cabinet member for public protection, said fly-tipping was 'not a victimless crime'. He explained: 'It blights our neighbourhoods, damages the environment, harms wildlife, and places a significant financial burden on local taxpayers.' He added that the £1.3 million spent on clearing waste was money that could have been invested in local services, public spaces and community facilities, including play areas.

The council supported Keep Britain Tidy's Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight campaign and reminded residents to use only licensed waste carriers and to be wary of cheap waste disposal offers. By law, householders are responsible for ensuring their waste is disposed of safely and legally. In September, the council successfully prosecuted a rogue waste carrier for fly-tipping waste in a council-owned garage block in Martyrs Avenue; he was ordered to pay £588.

How it is being reported

• Clearing up after flytippers cost council £1.3mClearing up after fly-tippers has cost Crawley Borough Council more than £1m in the space of a year, councillors have been told.The Argus · 29 Oct, 20:00
• Crawley’s £1.3m fly-tipping bill revealed as council investigates 108 casesClearing up after fly-tippers has cost Crawley Borough Council more than £1m in the space of a year, councillors have been told.Sussex Express · 28 Oct, 15:21

In this story: Crawley Borough Council · Julian Charatan · Keep Britain Tidy · Crawley

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