BEYOND THE TIPPING POINT: INSIGHTS TO TACKLE HOUSEHOLDER FLY-TIPPING

Fly-tipping is the top environmental challenge faced by many local authorities in this country. It is a crime, a nuisance and a hazard, with significant costs – both financial and environmental.

Around a million fly-tipping incidents are reported in England every year and almost two-thirds of all recorded fly-tips are made up of household waste. Despite resources going into tackling fly-tipping – education, monitoring, enforcement and removal – incidents of fly-tipping continue to increase.

This is incredibly disappointing. We, as a country, need to do more to ensure the public get rid of unwanted stuff safely and legally.

Keep Britain Tidy is an independent charity with years of experience in gathering insights into specific behaviours to inform a systematic approach to tackling litter and waste issues. Over the past few years, we have conducted extensive research into why people fly-tip – starting with householders. With support from the players of People’s Postcode Lottery, we have now brought this insight together into our new publication; Beyond the Tipping Point: Insights to Tackle Householder Fly-Tipping.

This new publication, developed by the Keep Britain Tidy Centre for Social Innovation, examines eight key insights into the behavioural drivers behind householder fly-tipping. The publication does not examine organised criminal activity but does investigate why householders might hand over their waste to illegal operators.

Using these research insights, we have developed and tested targeted ‘interventions’ – actions for local authorities and other land managers to use with residents to tackle this behaviour head-on and reduce householder fly-tipping.

This report is the culmination of our work so far, primarily designed to inform local authority approaches to tackling fly-tipping. The report can also help individuals and community groups understand more about fly-tipping and how to work with their local authority or housing provider to tackle specific problems.

To download your copy of this valuable resource please provide a few details including your email address and a copy of the publication will be emailed immediately to you.

If you want to learn more about how Keep Britain Tidy's Centre for Social Innovation can support your organisation with fly-tipping and other issues relating to local environmental quality, please get in touch today.

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