Over the past 10 months, the East Riding Council has dealt with over 1,000 reported cases of fly tipping.

Anyone now caught fly tipping is being prosecuted.

Since the new policy was introduced there have been five successful prosecutions with total costs and fines amounting to �6,433.

Five further cases are due before magistrates in Beverley and Bridlington.

A council spokesman said: "Most people deal with their waste in a responsible manner.

"The minority, though, are far less responsible resulting in fly-tipping which has a major environmental impact not only on ourselves but on wildlife."