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Norfolk County Council ponders new campaign against flytipping




Martin Wilby. (3909045)
Martin Wilby. (3909045)

Proposals to launch a new anti-flytipping campaign are to be debated by county councillors later this week.

Officials say it costs over £1 million a year to clear up dumped waste in the county.

And members of the county council’s environment, development and transport committee will consider launching a new drive against the scourge, in conjunction with the Norfolk Waste Partnership,when they meet at County Hall in Norwich on Friday.

The debate follows the introduction of controversial charges for the disposal of DIY waste at Norfolk’s recycling centres earlier this year.

But committee chairman Martin Wilby said: “It’s shocking that year after year around 90 per cent of waste that is tipped illegally in the countryside or dumped on our streets could have been left at a recycling centre for free.

“Fly-tipping leads to completely unnecessary and avoidable costs that we all have to bear.

“We want to cut the amount of rubbish being illegally dumped in the county so I’d like to see a co-ordinated campaign bringing everybody together to fight it and make a difference.

“We know a lot of fly-tipped waste is large van loads of items so one of the things we’d like to do is explain how people can avoid employing an unlicensed trader to take waste away.

“It’s important for us to help people to make good choices when deciding how to dispose of their waste legally.”



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