Fly-tipping, where waste is discarded somewhere other than where it should be, not only looks unsightly, but it’s also terrible for the environment. However, while fly-tipping is more common as a local problem, it is also a problem in many parts of London.
And three boroughs in particular have seen an alarming increase in fly-tipping over the past year or so. Government data shows fly-tipping incidents have jumped by more than 90 per cent in certain locations. That is correct: 90 percent.
fly tip in tower hamlets From 2022 to 2023, the number of infections almost doubled from 8,199 to 15,861, with a marked increase compared to the rest of the UK.
A council spokesperson told the BBC that Flytip is “putting significant pressure on the borough as it is the most densely populated borough in the country”. To combat the flies, Tower Hamlets Council is investing £5 million into its waste service and increasing the number of night and weekend waste collections.
But Tower Hamlets is not the only city in London that has seen a significant increase in fly-tipping. Not far away is barnetFly-tipping incidents increased by 65 per cent to 9,763. westminster, an increase of 64% to 30,737. Other London boroughs with the highest growth rates were Camden, Hackney and Croydon.
London boroughs also came out on top in terms of the highest overall number of fly-tipping incidents (rather than the greatest increase in the number of incidents). brent In 2023, there were a total of 35,000 incidents.
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