Fly tipping is illegal and anyone caught dumping waste may
face legal action.
If you discover fly tipped waste, DO NOT TOUCH IT.
It may contain hazardous material, and you could disturb the
evidence that can lead to the fly tippers prosecution.
Report fly tipping
When reporting fly tipping, please provide as many details as
possible to ensure waste can be dealt with quickly:
1. A detailed location of the fly tipping, please provide
as much information as possible using landmarks and road
numbers.
2. What has been tipped, how much and what it looks
like.
3. Car registration if known or vehicle details.
Private Land
The Environmental Protection Team deal with the investigation and
enforcement of fly tipping on private land.
Where the waste consists of garden cuttings or rubble and there is
no evidence of who has dumped the waste, then we are very limited
in what action can be taken. In the majority of cases,
investigations will only take place where evidence exists, which
may point to who is responsible or witnesses can provide statements
that can be followed up.
We are not responsible for waste clearance from private land. If we
cannot find who was responsible for the tipping, then the
responsibility for removing the waste comes down to the
landowner.
Public land
Environmental Services deal with removal of fly tipping on public
land. All instances of fly tipping on public land should be
reported straight away to:
E-mail:
CustomerServices@harrogate.gov.uk
Tel: 0845 300 6091
Public register
The Environmental Agency has provided a
public register of waste carriers and brokers
(opens in a new window) for members of the public and commercial
businesses. This checks if the carriers and brokers of waste are
registered.