New Defra figures highlight rise in fly-tipping incidents

Local authorities in England have dealt with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents on public land in 2019/20, an increase of two per cent from 2018/19, new figures from Defra have found.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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New Defra figures highlight rise in fly-tipping incidents

Local authorities in England have dealt with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents on public land in 2019/20, an increase of two per cent from 2018/19, new figures from Defra have found. The report highlighted...

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