Fly-tipping still major problem

10:43am Friday 10th October 2008

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THE Country Land & Business Association has hit back at a claim by Defra’s Keep Britain Tidy campaign that all councils were judged to have fly-tipping and graffiti under control.

Caroline Beddell, CLA West Midlands director, said: “This statement could not be further from the truth.

“If councils have fly-tipping under control it is because the problems are being pushed somewhere else.

“This would explain why farmers and landowners are seeing a persistent escalation of fly-tipping on private land.”

She said that since the fly-tipping campaign was launched at the Game Fair in July, the response had been colossal, from petitions to case studies, thus supporting the view that it was an increasing problem.

Mrs Beddell added: “We feel a flippant statement like this does nothing but severely underestimate the issue as the causes of the problem are not being addressed. It is a growing expense to individuals and rural businesses.”