West Mercia PCC invests £20k to prevent flytipping in Herefordshire
John Campion is also providing £10k to prevent tyre dumping
Last updated 31st Jan 2022
The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner is investing £20,000 to prevent fly-tipping in Herefordshire.
PCC John Campion provided the funding to Hereford Council.
The grant will go towards:
- Prevention of fly-tipping through signage and CCTV.
- Increasing reporting including access to the ‘report a fly tip’ function on the council website.
- Working with partners to bring offenders to justice.
- Improving advice to landowners to help them deter criminals.
The Commissioner is also investing a further £10,000 to prevent tyre dumping.
The Tyre Tag scheme aims to prevent garages from being targeted by organised criminals to illegally dispose of tyres.
10,000 incidents of fly tipping were reported across West Mercia last year, a 6% increase on the previous year.
Commissioner John Campion said “Fly tipping is an issue which has been raised by our communities time and time again.
"Not only is it unsightly and a nuisance, it causes a substantial cost to landowners and is hazardous to our environment and wildlife.
"I am pleased to be investing with Herefordshire Council, helping put an end to this blight on our communities.”
Cllr Ange Tyler, Cabinet member for Housing, regulatory services, and community safety, said: “We are delighted to be awarded this grant and are grateful to the Police and Crime Commissioner for this additional funding.
"Every fly tip complaint logged to Herefordshire Council is investigated and where at all possible we will always prosecute.
"This initiative will help us to protect the many landowners, farmers and communities who are left with the problem of dumped rubbish on their land, particularly as they then have to pick up the waste disposal costs themselves."