Fylde Council Urges Native Residents to Fight Fly-Tipping this November – Fylde Council

Fylde Council is teaming up with Keep Britain Tidy for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’, a brand new marketing campaign to crack down on rogue ‘white van’ operators and assist native residents shield themselves and their communities from the rising scourge of waste crime.

The marketing campaign calls on individuals in Fylde to guard themselves and their communities from falling for a #RubbishDeal – low-cost, unlicensed providers provided on social media by organised waste criminals. Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight goals to shine a highlight on rogue operators, who lure individuals in with low cost offers, solely to illegally dump family waste on streets, fields and public areas.

Fylde Council is supporting Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight with a neighborhood marketing campaign on social media, calling on households to take three easy steps to keep away from a #RubbishDeal:

Councillor Michelle Morris, Lead Member for Customer and Operational Services, mentioned: “Fly-tipping has an actual affect in Fylde and is a deep supply of frustration. Not solely is it a blight on our native atmosphere, with all the things from mattresses dumped on our rural lanes to waste piling up in our streets and alleys, it prices taxpayers hundreds in clear up prices – cash that would in any other case be spent enhancing our providers.

Our groups work tirelessly to deal with the issue, however we’d like our neighborhood’s assist to cease it on the supply. We’re asking individuals to test who they pay to take garbage away. If a deal seems too good to be true, it in all probability is – and sadly it’s our residents and communities who in the end pay the worth.”

Dr. Anna Scott, Director of Services at Keep Britain Tidy, mentioned: “Councils are on the frontline of the battle towards fly-tipping, responding day in, day trip to clear dumped waste and hold our public areas protected and clear. We know the way a lot strain this places on already stretched native groups and we’re extremely grateful to Fylde Council for becoming a member of forces with us for Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight.

This marketing campaign is about empowering residents to play their half in tackling this rising difficulty. By making easy checks earlier than handing over waste and at all times getting a receipt, individuals can shield themselves from rogue merchants, cease organised prison networks of their tracks and assist guarantee public cash is spent the place it’s wanted most.”

Fight fly-tipping Fortnight is operating from Monday 10 to Sunday 23 November 2025, with native authorities throughout the nation becoming a member of forces with Keep Britain Tidy to focus on the dimensions and affect of fly-tipping and educate residents on methods to shield themselves and their communities.

For extra info and to report fly-tipping incidents, go to: