Fly-tipping

Fly-tipping is a scourge of rural Scotland (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

250 million reasons why Scots attitudes to fly-tipping need to change Karyn McCluskey

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

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Annie Valentine is sick of people putting rubbish in the recycling bins.

'It grinds me down...it's not low-level crime when you live with it'

David Duguid MP wants tougher punishments.

Call for tougher penalties as 3,200 fly-tipping incidents recorded in North East...

Homeowners could be liable for £50k fine if your neighbour does ‘this’ to your property

Neighbours could land homeowners a £50k fine according to obscure law

Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser

Only 15 per cent of reported fly-tipping cases result in prosecution

Parts of Glasgow are afflicted by fly-tipping on an industrial scale -- as seen at this privately owned site under the M8 motorway flyover at Blochairn, which was cleaned up ahead of the COP26 climate summit. Picture: John Devlin

Council elections: Could Glasgow's rubbish be the tipping point for voters?

Fly-tipping of rubbish has become increasingly commonplace in Scotland (Picture: Michael Gillen)

It's time to get tough on fly-tippers. And here's how – Murdo Fraser MSP

Murdo Fraser was wants fresh action to tackle fly-tipping

MSP launches consultation on fly-tipping bill

In August, a local councillor described Glasgow as a “midden” after images of litter strewn streets and overflowing bins were published online.

Ministers advertise contract to quantify ‘scale and cost’ of fly-tipping

Murdo Fraser is set to launch a bill to tackle fly-tipping

MSP plans new Bill to tackle ‘scourge’ of fly-tipping

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