Council urges local residents to fight fly-tipping this November

Cheshire West and Chester Council is teaming up with Keep Britain Tidy for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’, a new campaign to crack down on rogue ‘white van’ operators and help local residents protect themselves and their communities from the growing scourge of waste crime.

Fly-tipping costs councils across England millions of pounds every year in clean-up costs, draining money that could otherwise be spent on essential local services.

The campaign calls on people in west Cheshire to protect themselves and their communities from falling for a #RubbishDeal – low-cost, unlicensed services offered on social media by organised waste criminals. Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight aims to shine a spotlight on rogue operators, who lure people in with cheap deals, only to illegally dump household waste on streets, fields and public spaces.

The Council is supporting Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight campaign, calling on households to take three simple steps to avoid a #RubbishDeal:

• Ask for a waste carrier registration number
• Check it on the Environment Agency’s public register at https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers or call 0300 065 3000)
• Check you’ll get a receipt

The Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhood Pride, Councillor Stuart Bingham said:

“Fly-tipping has a real impact and is a deep source of frustration. Not only is it a blight on our local environment, it costs taxpayers thousands in clear up costs – money that could otherwise be spent on other services.

“Our teams work tirelessly to tackle the problem, but we need our community’s help to stop it at the source. We’re asking people to check who they pay to take rubbish away. If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is – and sadly it’s our residents and communities who ultimately pay the price.”

Dr. Anna Scott, Director of Services at Keep Britain Tidy, said:

“Councils are on the frontline of the fight against fly-tipping, responding day in, day out to clear dumped waste and keep our public spaces safe and clean. We know how much pressure this puts on already stretched local teams and we’re incredibly grateful to Cheshire West and Chester Council for joining forces with us for Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight.

“This campaign is about empowering residents to play their part in tackling this growing issue. By making simple checks before handing over waste and always getting a receipt, people can protect themselves from rogue traders, stop organised criminal networks in their tracks and help ensure public money is spent where it’s needed most.”

Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight will run from 10 to 23 November 2025, with local authorities across the country joining forces with Keep Britain Tidy to highlight the scale and impact of fly-tipping, educate residents on how to protect themselves and their communities.

For more information and to report fly-tipping go to: 

Council’s website