Labour Secretary of State Steve Reed has called on councils to get tough with fly tippers who blight our communities by illegally dumping rubbish like this, spotted recently in Upper Northam Drive, Hedge End.
This example was cleared up promptly by Eastleigh Borough Council, but all councils need to do more to prevent fly tipping. This will include:
- Working with the police to identify the criminal fly tippers
- Using drones and mobile cameras to identify the vehicles used
- Seizing and crushing the vehicles used
- New penalties of up to 5 years in prison
The Labour government will reduce red tape to make it easier and less costly for councils to seize vehicles used for fly tipping.
Secretary of State Steve Reed said:
“Waste criminals and fly-tippers who blight our towns and villages have gone unpunished for too long.
That ends today. The Government is calling time on fly-tipping. I will not stand by while this avalanche of rubbish buries our communities.
Under the Plan for Change, this Government will seize and crush fly-tippers vans’ to clean up Britain’s streets.”
These measures will help deliver the Labour Government’s key mission of Safer Streets for the public, restoring people’s faith in efforts to combat anti-social behaviour.
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