Blackburn Council expands £535k fly-tipping crackdown

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 05:31 · Archive

Blackburn with Darwen Council is spending an extra £535,000 on tackling fly-tipping, including CCTV, extra staff and clean-up teams.

Blackburn with Darwen Council is dipping into its reserves on an expanded £535,000 crackdown on fly-tipping. The scheme includes extra clean-up teams, CCTV and enforcement staff. Environment chief Cllr Jim Casey said the authority would increase funding by £30,000 to clear dumped rubbish more quickly, investigate more incidents and increase support for enforcement officers.

The council's enforcement teams will take a 'carrot and stick' approach, starting with education and communication, but also using penalty notices and legal action against those who illegally dump household or business waste. Cllr Jim Casey said: 'The whole point of this is to reduce fly-tipping, which is a problem for everybody. It affects everybody the same.'

The large funding boost, announced in September, will mostly be drawn from council reserves and used over 12 months. The CCTV expansion includes mobile camera coverage in fly-tipping hotspots. The council plans to use 12 months of incident data to target resources at problem areas, with quarterly reviews and publication of performance information.

The investment comes against mounting concerns that fly-tipping is worsening across the borough, despite the council already carrying out significant enforcement work.

How it is being reported

• Blackburn fly-tipping 'out of hand' as 93 culprits fined £32,838'It affects everybody the same'LancsLive · 14 Nov, 05:00
• Fly-tipping menace makes Blackburn dig into reserves as crackdown continuesBlackburn with Darwen Council is dipping into its reserves on its expanded £535,000 crackdown on fly-tipping, which will now include extra clean-up teams, CCTV and enforcement staff.Lancashire Telegraph · 13 Nov, 15:00

In this story: Blackburn with Darwen Council · Cllr Jim Casey · Cllr Terri Mahmood · Blackburn

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