Tameside once again tops the tables for tackling flytipping

Tameside is once again the best performing council in the north west for investigating and taking enforcement action against flytipping.

Latest figures, published by DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs), show that in 2024/25 Tameside Council issued 224 fixed penalty notices for flytipping – more than anywhere else in the north west.

The council issued 279 fixed penalty notices in total for all waste offences including flytipping, littering and household duty of care – this is the second highest figure in the North West.

This is the second year running that Tameside Council has topped the tables in taking enforcement action against flytipping. In 2023/24 Tameside Council issued 236 fixed penalty notices for flytipping – again more than any other authority in the region.

The council’s waste enforcement and street cleaning officers are out every day investigating and clearing flytipping and they also hold regular days of action with their partners and the community to tackle hot spot areas and listen to residents’ concerns.

Tameside Council Executive Member for Environment Services and Neighbourhoods Cllr Laura Boyle said: “These figures once again show how exceptionally hard our teams are working to tackle flytipping on behalf of the local community. They leave no stone unturned in trying to track down and take action against offenders and this proactive and robust approach is having an impact.

“However any amount of flytipping is too much – it blights the appearance of our neighbourhoods and costs public funds thousands of pounds a year to clear – and we will continue in our concerted efforts to work with the community to tackle it.

“My huge thanks go to our teams who are out there day in day out investigating and clearing flytipping – their dedication and determination to find those responsible and hold them to account is second to none. Thank you also to all members of the community who work with us to tackle flytipping and clear litter – most people take immense pride, care and shared responsibility for the places where they live.

 “Local people and businesses can also play their part by ensuring they always dispose of their waste responsibly and to check the credentials of any third parties they ask to remove their waste for them – always check their waste carrier licence, get a receipt and find out where they are taking the waste to.”

You can check whether a waste carrier is licensed on the Environment Agency website here: Waste Carriers, Brokers and Dealers

 For further information on reporting flytipping and useful information to provide to help investigations see www.tameside.gov.uk/flytipping