Council plans £250k spend in fly-tipping crackdown

A council has announced plans to spend an extra £250,000 in a further effort to crack down on fly-tipping.

The funds will be used to provide more enforcement staff and install new security cameras across hotspots in Wolverhampton.

The £257,146 is included in the council's 2026 to 2027 budget, which is set to be formally approved at Wednesday's full council meeting.

In the last year, nearly 60 fixed penalty notices have been issued and 17 prosecutions brought, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs statistics show a drop in incidents in the city.

The current measures used by the local authority include a £100 gift card offered under the Shop a Tipper campaign for information leading to positive identification and action.

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, cabinet member for resident services at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: "Fly-tipping is an absolute scourge on our city and this additional investment underlines how seriously we take this crime.

"There is simply no excuse to illegally dump rubbish - in Wolverhampton, or anywhere. Fly-tipping is thoughtless, unhygienic, and has a real impact on residents, businesses and the environment."

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