Street care and cleaning Fly-tipping

Our strategy

The cleanliness of our county affects everyone who lives, works, or studies in Shropshire.

Shropshire, in common with the rest of the country, has experienced an increase in fly tipping in recent years. In 2023, we received reports of over 1500 reported fly tips, which were collected at a cost of more than £140,000 to the taxpayer.

We clear reported fly tips within five working days. However, if the offence causes an obstruction or is considered by us to be dangerous, it will be cleared sooner. 

Our three key areas

Early intervention

• Encourage civic pride
  
• Raise awareness / education
  
• Improved engagement and stronger partnerships with managing agents, landlords and residents

Prevent re-occurrence

• Continue to remove fly-tips quickly
  
• Ownership and accountability to resolve fly-tip hotspots
  
• Profile types of fly-tippers and specific actions to change this behaviour
  
• Improved data collection
  
• Making fly-tips easier to report

Targeted enforcement

• Intelligence led
  
• Zero tolerance
  
• Toughest penalties
  
• Prioritise hot spot areas
  
• Work with key partners, such as residents, businesses, police and the Environment Agency

Private land

We'll work with private landowners to find solutions, but also remind them that clearing fly tipping from private land is their responsibility. Landowners will be made aware that there are penalties for fly tipping that apply if they allow someone to fly-tip on their land.