Fly-tipping increases in line with building work
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• Fly-tipping is on the increase in the London area, says the London Waste Regulation Authority (LWRA).
Following a lull during the recession, incidents of illegal dumping have increased in line with the resurgence of building activity in and around the capital.
"Fly-tipping is big business," says John Galvin, principal inspector with the LWRA. "The average price of tipping a load is about £60, and on a large building project where they have to dispose of many thousands of loads, you're looking at a lot of money." In a significant number of cases it is the driver who faces prosecution, but this, says Galvin, disguises the fact that many fly-tippers are part of an organised group. It is notoriously difficult to reach the people behind it.