Issue - meetings

Report of Head of Environmental Services

Purpose of report

To update the Executive on fly tipping and make the Executive aware of the planned actions to reduce the number of fly tip instances.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1      To note the rise in fly tipping recorded in 2015/16 following several years of small fluctuations.

1.2      To note the successes of the Environmental Enforcement Team in bringing action against fly tippers.

1.3      To support the proposed actions including the introduction of fixed penalty notices for small fly tips.

Resolved

(1)          That the rise in fly tipping recorded in 2015/16 following several years of small fluctuations be noted.

(2)          That the successes of the Environmental Enforcement Team in bringing action against fly tippers be noted.

(3)          That the proposed actions, including the introduction of fixed penalty notices, for small fly tips be supported.

(4)          That officers be requested to investigate the option of surveillance of fly tipping hot spot locations and advise Members of the powers available to the council.

The Head of Environmental Services submitted a report to update the Executive on fly tipping and make the Executive aware of the planned actions to reduce the number of fly tip instances.

In considering the report, Members discussed the possibility of using surveillance at fly tipping hot spot locations and agreed to ask officers to investigate this option. 

Resolved

(1)          That the rise in fly tipping recorded in 2015/16 following several years of small fluctuations be noted.

(2)          That the successes of the Environmental Enforcement Team in bringing action against fly tippers.

(3)          That the proposed actions, including the introduction of fixed penalty notices, for small fly tips be supported.

(4)          That officers be requested to investigate the option of surveillance of fly tipping hot spot locations and advise Members of the powers available to the council.

Reasons

Fly tipping is not a major problem in the Cherwell area but it is irritating and unnecessary. Residents and businesses have a duty of care to dispose of their waste in a responsible manner.

Fly tipping rose in 2015/16 and actions are being put in place to reduce fly tipping. By raising awareness of the need to be responsible with waste and by introducing fixed penalty notices for fly tipping, the number of fly tips will be brought back under control.

Where locations are regularly subjected to fly tipping then an action plan can be developed to deal with this, which could include surveillance. However this is subject to various legal restrictions and Executive has therefore requested additional information on this.

Alternative options

Option 1: To support the proposed changes

Option 2: To reject the proposed changes

Option 3: To ask officers to consider alternative improvements