Flytipping

To report a fly-tip as it happens, please call Surrey Police on 999 or 0845 125 2222.

If it is not in progress, but you have information that may help us, please:

• Fill in the flytipping report form.
• Leave a message, in confidence, on 0800 068 2070.

Details of fly-tipping we currently need your help with are on our appeals for information (This link will open in a new window).

For major incidents, or those where there is a serious pollution risk, call the Environment Agency on 0800 807060.

Information about fly-tipping

Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste and is a crime. It can cause serious pollution of the environment, can be a serious risk to human health, can harm wildlife and farm animals, spoils the local neighbourhoods and our quality of life. It costs an estimated one hundred million pounds a year to clear up and is a major problem for land-owners and farmers. Fly-tipping also undermines legitimate waste management companies who are undercut by illegal operators.

Fly-tipping

Fly-tipping is an offence that could result in offenders facing fines of up to £50,000 in Magistrates Court, unlimited fines in higher courts, or even prison sentences of up to five years. Tandridge District Council is committed to reducing the impact of fly-tipping and will work actively with land owners to identify offenders, prosecuting where appropriate.

We will deal promptly with fly-tipped material left on council land or highways, and will give advice to land owners affected by fly-tipping. Any incident of fly-tipping should be reported promptly.

Tandridge District Council offers a reward of up to £500 for information which leads to a successful prosecution in cases of fly-tipping. In most cases witnesses must be willing to provide a statement that will be used in the court process.

Appeals for information on flytipping. (This link will open in a new window)

Your responsibility

Do not pass waste to anyone without checking that they are authorised to take it. The waste may well end up dumped in a Tandridge lane and you will have committed an offence. Anyone who removes waste from your property, including builders, must be authorised to do so. In most cases this means that they will have to be a registered waste carrier.

The Environment Agency has a public register of waste carriers (This link will open in a new window) so you can see if an individual or firm holds a waste carriers registration certificate. Our waste enforcement officer will also be happy to give advice.

Download a guide for landowners and land managers (This link will open in a new window) on tackling fly-tipping.

Frequently asked questions.

For further information please contact Amenity Services on 01883 732988 or e-mail amenityservices@tandridge.gov.uk.
You can also leave a message on the 24 hour automated telephone answering service on 0800 068 2070.

Or write to us at:
Tandridge District Council
8 Station Road East
Oxted RH8 0BT

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