Council undertakes fly tipping initiative in Anglesey ward

Many initiatives taken by the East Staffordshire Borough council came to fruition during the ‘Tackle The Tippers’ campaign against fly tipping in Anglesey ward.

Officers from East Staffordshire Borough Council’s Community and Civil Enforcement and Enforcement Teams joined forces to undertake an intelligence-based initiative on the 3 January in the Anglesey Ward of Burton upon Trent focussing on fly tipping and other issues that were identified at the time.

The Teams were also joined by colleagues from Trading Standards and Staffordshire Police.

As a result of the initiative:

• The Community and Civil Enforcement Team provided a high profile presence in the area, patrolling all streets located in the area and identified an incident of fly tipping, five incidents of dog fouling and were made aware of a noise complaint that has been referred to the Environmental Health Team.
• The Enforcement Team conducted Duty of Care inspections on local businesses to ensure that waste was disposed of correctly and identified two premises requiring follow up action.
• The Trading Standards Team reported they had seized from local shops 533 non-compliant vapes and 182 food/drink items containing illegal ingredients.

Fly tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Officers can issue fixed penalty notices of £400 and the Courts have various powers available to them to deal with fly tipping, including imprisonment, unlimited fines and an order to deprive rights to a vehicle used to commit the offence.

Cllr Simon Slater (pictured), Cabinet Member for Communities and Regulatory Services, said: “It is vital that residents and businesses across the Borough are aware of what constitutes fly tipping so that they can take the precautions necessary to avoid committing such offences.

“I would remind residents to avoid leaving waste items on the pavement and to make sure anyone hired to collect waste presents the appropriate waste carriers licence.”

Anyone wanting further advice or with information regarding fly tipping can contact the Teams on (01283) 508506.

Click here to report incidents of fly tipping or telephone (01283) 508506.