Campaign launches to tackle fly-tippers in Hull
'Operation Stop the Drop' is hoping to raise awareness of the problem and encourage people to report it.
With fly-tipping on the rise in Hull - a campaign has launched to help raise awareness of the problem and encourage people to report it.
There's been a 25% increase in incidents recently and the local authority is now investigating between 400 and 500 reports of fly-tipping a month.
Every year, Hull City Council clears around 500 tonnes of fly-tips and a further 3,100 tonnes of litter and street sweepings at a cost of around ÂŁ250,000.
As part of Operation Stop the Drop, over 27,000 leaflets are being handed out across the city, warning people that fly-tipping is a crime and those illegally dumping waste will be prosecuted.
This pile of rubbish above was illegally dumped in the city in just one weekend.
Councillor Martin Mancey told Viking that they are taking a zer-tolerance approach to the problem:
"Dropping litter and fly-tipping is a serious offence, and I urge members of the public to report perpetrators they see, because any evidence we have will contribute towards a successful prosecution, and when convicted we will name and shame in the hope that we can stamp out this anti-social behaviour.
“By working together to tackle these problems we will help to make a huge, positive difference to the local environment as well as keeping our city clean for the influx of visitors are expecting during and after 2017.”