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Fly Tipping Research Results & Key Findings: Rural Routes & Everyday Acts

Discover firsthand experiences and key findings on fly tipping, including the types of waste found, responsible parties, occurrence patterns, location hotspots, reporting behaviors, and effectiveness of preventive measures.

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Fly Tipping Research Results & Key Findings: Rural Routes & Everyday Acts

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  1. Regional Fly tipping research Results and key findings

  2. First-hand experience Frequent occurrence Everyday materials Everyday people Random acts Rural routes Under reported Mixed reception Do-it-yourself Physical measures Summary

  3. First hand experience • Have you had fly tipping on your land? • 88% said “yes”

  4. Frequent occurrence • How often do you find fly tipped material? • 66% experience fly tipping on at least a monthly basis

  5. Everyday materials • What types of waste do you find? • 66% is household waste, green waste or construction / demolition waste

  6. Everyday people • Who, in your opinion, are responsible? • 73% cited householders and small businesses as the main culprits

  7. Random acts • Do you notice a pattern to fly tipping? • 66% said no • Some identified patterns associated with: • Weekends, high days and holidays • Evenings and after dark • Travellers • Building trade • Gardeners

  8. Rural routes • Where does fly tipping occur? • 90% cited country lanes, field gateways and farm tracks

  9. Under reported • Three quarters do not report fly tipping • 58% reporting that nothing happens when they do

  10. Mixed reception • When reporting, what is the nature of the service received? • 30% experienced a “supportive” service from all authorities • District councils were the most “supportive” • All authorities, except parish councils were criticised for “indifference” • The police were the most “indifferent”

  11. Do-it-yourself • Who clears away fly tipping? • Most reported that it was easier and quicker to clear it themselves

  12. Physical measures • What measures have been taken to prevent fly tipping? • Over 70% had adopted physical measures • Over 70% had paid for them themselves • Over 70% were successful although 62% reported that the problem had been displaced

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