Can you help us stop these fly tippers?
Buckinghamshire Council’s waste enforcement team are asking people who use the busy A412 Uxbridge Road through Wexham and Iver Heath to keep an eye out for fly tippers who have been targeting the lay-bys next to Black Park. The area has been very heavily hit by fly-tippers during 2020 and especially over recent weeks.
The dumped waste is very costly to clear, often requiring heavy equipment and sometimes expensive traffic management to ensure safety for clearance crew and road users. The dumping frequently blocks the ditches which help keep the carriageway clear of surface water – a safety issue on a busy and fast-moving stretch of road.
The Council will be stepping up its enforcement in this area to combat the dumping:-
- Dumping small amounts or adding to existing dumped waste is still fly tipping, and enforcement action will be taken.
- If dumped waste is traced back to businesses or residents of Buckinghamshire – or elsewhere – they will be investigated for duty of care compliance. Enforcement action will be taken where appropriate.
Action taken could include a £400 fixed penalty notice or full criminal prosecution.
If you witness anyone actually dumping waste on these lay-bys – or anywhere in Buckinghamshire – if it is safe to do so, please take note of any vehicle registration involved and report it with the date, time and location of the dumping by email to the enforcement team at SCRAPflytipping@buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Any pictures or video you are able to provide are a bonus, but are not essential.
Please do not attempt to record details of offences if it is likely to put you or other road users at risk, and do not confront an offender if you do witness fly tipping taking place.
Bill Chapple OBE, Buckinghamshire Council Cabinet Member for Environment & Climate Change, said: “The level of fly tipping in these Uxbridge Road lay-bys has become appalling. If you park in this area, please keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour – this may be repeat offenders who are using the place as a dumping ground, and we’d like to put a stop to it – it’s costing us many thousands of pounds to keep these areas clear.
“But please don’t attempt to take down details while driving and, if you are parked, don’t confront an offender, as you might be putting yourself in danger.
“I’d also make a plea to businesses and householders – please do not pay cash to have your waste removed by an unknown ‘man with a van’. These are the people who most often end up dumping waste at the roadside rather than paying to take it to a commercial tip. If you do this, you are failing in your duty of care to the community, and will be liable to a fine or prosecution if the rubbish is traced back to you. If it’s your waste, it’s your responsibility.”
If you need to hire someone to remove your waste, check the SCRAP Fly Tipping code.
If you wish to report dumped waste needing clearance anywhere in Buckinghamshire please use the Fix My Street website www.fixmystreet.buckscc.gov.uk.This will direct your report to the appropriate team for attention and will send a copy to the enforcement team so they can respond with investigative work as appropriate.
www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/waste-and-recycling/fly-tipping/
