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Over 5 fines for fly-tipping issued every day in Nuneaton

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Up to Monday (13 September), the Borough Council has issued 695 fixed penalty notices.

The figure is up 556 from this time last year.

It is a criminal offence to tip waste on land without permission and if those responsible refuse to pay their issued fines, they will be taken to court. Offenders risk an unlimited fine, criminal record and potential imprisonment if prosecuted.

The offences also includes things like littering, urinating in public, and dropping cigarette ends and chewing gum.

The Council has been using several smart cameras that were installed in ‘hot spot’ areas earlier this year to catch the culprits.

As a result, the Council said the sites have seen a huge reduction in fly-tipping incidents. They will be purchasing an additional six cameras to accelerate these efforts.

Cllr Kyle Evans, Portfolio Holder for Public Services said: “I want to make it abundantly clear that I take a zero-tolerance approach to fly-tipping and all forms of grime. I have asked officers to accelerate our prosecutions on this in a bid to dramatically reduce the number of fly-tipping related incidents across the Borough. 

“Fly-tipping is a criminal offence, and the Council will use every legal power open to it to deter people from causing this disruption to our environment.”

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