Funding boost to help tackle fly-tipping in Derby
Derby City Council is one of 21 authorities getting government funding.
The government's announced grants totalling £775,000 will help councils roll out a range of projects to crack down on fly-tipping.
Twenty-one local authorities including Derby City Council will benefit from the grants, with schemes such as roadside CCTV and social media campaigns, and targeted surveillance at hotspot areas.
Official stats shows there were over 79,705 recorded incidents of fly-tipping across the East Midlands, between 2021 and 2022.
Authorities handed out 4,922 fixed penalty notices for carrying out the offence.
Councils will have six months to roll out their initiatives, before sharing how this worked in practice and helping other councils to develop similar schemes.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said: " Fly-tipping is a cynical crime which blights communities and the environment.
"Our first round of grants over the last year were a big success – which is why we are expanding this scheme to help more local authorities around the country take the fight to waste criminals."
The government said it's also taking wider action to tackle fly-tipping including consulting on reforming the waste carrier, broker, dealer regime, introducing mandatory digital waste tracking and preventing councils from charging for the disposal of DIY waste at local tips.
A fly-tipping toolkit is also being developed with National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to help spread best practice among local authorities on tackling the issue.