About Us

Key Statistics

Top five most frequently fly-tipped items: Household rubbish, White good such as fridges and freezers, Construction, Demolition and home improvement rubbish, Garden rubbish, Rubbish from businesses

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Key Successes

Some of our collective success to date...

  • The delivery of flycapture has improved evidence base on fly-tipping, including recent research through the Landowner Partnership Project
  • The Fly-tipping Protocol has given clearer roles and responsibilities for tackling fly-tipping.
  • Greater understanding of fly-tipping and data handling through Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science Master class training and research reports.
  • Increased awareness through the Enforcement Training Package for Local Authorities.
  • Communication channels between organisations and government have been greatly improved.
  • The formulation of partnerships through regular engagement to promote the sharing of expertise and skills
  • The Tackling Fly-tipping guide and DVD has helped raise awareness.
  • Improved legislation and raising awareness activities has raised the profile of fly-tipping issues.
  • The development of the NFTPG website is a good resource of information.
  • Sharing best practice and learning from case studies that have been presented by other organisations.

Why have we had success?

  • The Group is common and passionate in its purpose
  • We have direct contact with Government and other Devolved Administrations.
  • We have a wide range of stakeholders - who represent differing views – who meet regularly face to face.
  • We share expertise and experience
  • We focus on building relationships and encourage networking.