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Flytipping / Illegal Dumping

Flytipping / Illegal Dumping

The main source of flytipping is householders, either through dumping their own excess waste or not ensuring that those who do work for them are disposing of their waste appropriately.

If you are a householder with waste which is bulky and difficult to move or have too many black bags to fit into your bin, you have a number of options for getting rid of it.

• Take your waste to Forthbank Recycling Centre free of charge
• Arrange a bulky uplift for a charge
• Organise an authorised waste carrier with a Waste Carriers Registration Certificate

If you own/manage a business, you are responsible for the disposal of the waste generated by that business. Either

• establish a trade waste collection agreement with us,
• establish a trade waste collection through an authorised private contractor,
• buy a tipping ticket and take your waste directly to Forthbank Recycling Centre.

Remember, if you give your waste to someone who is not authorised, and it ends up being dumped, you could be the one that's prosecuted under the Environmental Protection Act (1990).

A fixed penalty notice can be issued on the spot to people caught flytipping, but if the case is taken to court fines of up to £40,000 can be imposed by a sheriff.

Prevent illegal waste collection by reporting anyone who doesn't produce an appropriate certificate.

Note that the Council is not responsible for clearance of flytipping from private land.

For more information on the fight against flytipping you can refer to Zero Waste Scotland's website.