Fly-tipping is dumping waste on land or in water without a permit: a mattress in a lay-by, builders' bags on a verge, sacks on a street corner. It is an offence under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. A business whose waste is fly-tipped by an unregistered collector can be prosecuted under its duty of care.
Defined in the Commercial Waste Glossary.
Related: What Is the Fine for Fly-Tipping?.
Other terms
- Waste carrier licence
- SIC code
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- WEEE
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- Waste transfer note
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- Waste hierarchy
- Transfer station
- General waste
- Digital waste tracking
- Energy from waste
- Simpler Recycling
- Landfill tax
- POPs
- Commercial waste
- Wait and load
- Trade waste
- Hazardous waste consignment note
- Materials recovery facility
- Duty of care
- Residual waste
- List of Waste code
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- Upper tier waste carrier
- Pre-paid sack
- Section 34
- Annual waste transfer note
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