Fly-tipping, 2009-10

This release gives a summary of fly-tipping incidents in Wales, as recorded by local authorities, over the last three years.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of recorded fly-tipping incidents in Wales has fallen since 2007-08 to a lower level than in 2006-07, with 48,179 incidents occurring in 2009-10.
• Since 2007-08 fly-tipping incidents have occurred mainly in urban local authorities, by the highway, and mostly involve household waste.
• The estimated cost of clearance of illegally dumped waste reported by local authorities in 2009-10 was £2.71 million, compared with costs of £2.94 million in 2008-09 and £3.07 million in 2007-08.
• Since 2006-07, the number of prosecutions completed has increased steadily, with 109 prosecutions occurring in 2009-10, the vast majority of which resulted in a fine.

The full dataset, including local authority breakdowns, is available on StatsWales.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5616
E-mail: stats.environment@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

September 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)