Hertfordshire rural forum Regional Fly tipping research Results and key findings.

hertfordshire rural forum

Regional Fly tipping research

Results and key findings


Summary

• First-hand experience• Frequent occurrence• Everyday materials• Everyday people• Random acts

• Rural routes• Under reported• Mixed reception• Do-it-yourself• Physical measures


First hand experience• Have you had fly tipping on your land?

• 88% said “yes”

Have you had any fly-tipping on your land?

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Frequent occurrence• How often do you find fly tipped material?

• 66% experience fly tipping on at least a monthly basis

Frequency of fly-tipping (Q2)

Daily4%

Weekly28%

Monthly34%

Quarterly25%

Yearly9%


Everyday materials• What types of waste do you find?

• 66% is household waste, green waste or construction / demolition waste

What types of waste are typically found fly-tipped on your land?

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GreenWaste

Appliances Vehicles DomesticRubbish

BuildersWaste

Other


Everyday people• Who, in your opinion, are responsible?

• 73% cited householders and small businesses as the main culprits

Who, in your opinion, are the main culprits?

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Householders Largebusinesses

Criminals (carthieve etc)

Smallbusinesses(gardeners

etc)

Organisedcriminalactivity

Other


Random acts• Do you notice a pattern to fly tipping?

Trends in fly-tipping (Q5)

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WeekendsFriday night

After darkSpring

SummerAutumnWinter

BuildersGardenersTravellersHolidaysLocation

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• 66% said no

Some identified patterns associated with:

• Weekends, high days and holidays

• Evenings and after dark

• Travellers

• Building trade

• Gardeners


Rural routes• Where does fly tipping occur?

• 90% cited country lanes, field gateways and farm tracks

Where does the fly-tipping typically occur?

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Fieldgateways

Farmyards Open fields Along farmtracks

Along countrylanes


Under reported• Three quarters do not report fly tipping

• 58% reporting that nothing happens when they do

Reasons for not reporting fly-tipping (Q12)

I get too many

I haven't got thetime

Nothing happenswhen I do


Mixed reception• When reporting, what is the nature of the

service received?– 30% experienced a “supportive” service from all

authorities– District councils were the most “supportive” – All authorities, except parish councils were

criticised for “indifference”– The police were the most “indifferent”


Do-it-yourself• Who clears away fly tipping?

• Most reported that it was easier and quicker to clear it themselves

Who clears away fly-tipping? (Q13)

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I do it District Council I move it, thenthe District

Council clearsit

EnvironmentAgency

Other


Physical measures• What measures have been taken to prevent

fly tipping?– Over 70% had adopted physical measures– Over 70% had paid for them themselves– Over 70% were successful although 62% reported

that the problem had been displaced

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