Fly-tipping has become a national criminal enterprise, new report warns

Fly-tipping has become a national criminal enterprise, new report warnsNew report warns that fly-tipping has evolved into a large-scale criminal industry. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Katie Harris, Senior Political Correspondent 00:01, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Fly-tipping has become a national criminal enterprise, a major new report warns (Image: Getty)Fly-tipping has become a national criminal enterprise, a major new report warns. The illegal dumping of waste is devastating rural communities, damaging the environment and costing the UK economy hundreds of millions of pounds every year, according to the Future Countryside and the National Rural Crime Network. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The paper argues that the current system for dealing with fly-tipping is fragmented, inconsistent and failing victims. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyThe report - Breaking the Cycle: Tackling Fly-Tipping and Waste Crime - highlights growing evidence that organised criminal gangs are increasingly involved.It makes a series of recommendations including a single national reporting system for waste crime incidents. Read more: UK'...