Fund to tackle fly tipping opens

Private landowners who are victims of flytipping can now apply for funding to clear up the rubbish left behind.

Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards is making the help available to those whose land has been impacted by the illegal dumping.

Landowners and farmers will be able to apply for financial aid to assist with clean-up operations, including those which happen in urban areas on unregistered land.

In all fly tips cases, representatives of the local council or Constabulary investigate the waste for clues to those responsible and collect any evidence which could be used in a prosecution. Those organisations or individuals found responsible for fly tipping face criminal charges and fines.

Jonathan Ash-Edwards, Police & Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, said: "Fly tipping is a blight on our environment and often causes substantial cost to innocent people to clear up.

"This fund will help farmers and other landowners clear away fly tipping and install preventative measures identified by the police’s rural support team.

"I am pleased that all ten district and borough councils in Hertfordshire have joined the scheme as they have a critical role to play in the enforcement measures seeking to identify and prosecute fly tippers".

To be eligible for the funding landowner or farmer will have to prove they already have a waste disposal contract, or equivalent, in place with an authorised collection firm.

Anyone interested in making a claim or finding out more information should contact the Environmental team at the district council and mention the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Fly Tipping on Private Land Fund.