Tag: fly tipping
How do we tackle fly-tipping?
Abandoning (flytipping) rubbish is illegal and can lead to a fine of up to £50,000 along with imprisonment. We investigate dumped rubbish and can serve a legal notice to landowners to clear rubbish.
Opening up our data to make Birmingham cleaner
Jacqui Kennedy, Acting Strategic Director for Place at Birmingham City Council, blogs on the publication of data showing how clean the city’s wards are…
Working together to keep Birmingham clean
For the first time citizens can see for themselves how clean their neighbourhoods are following the release of a data dashboard by Birmingham City Council
Council fly-tipping figures published
Fly-tipping figures for 2013/14 have today been published by the Environment Agency. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england They show there has been a year-on-year increase in cases here in Birmingham of 15.26 per cent - but the national average increase is greater at 20 per cent. Commenting on the data, Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, […]
Fly tipper chipwrecked by guilty verdict
A kebab shop owner who drove waste from his business around the corner to dump it outside a rival's shop, has been found guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court. Mr Amjad Hussain, (48), who runs King Kebab on Kings Heath High Street, pleaded guilty to one offence under the Environmental Protection Act of dumping black bags […]
Curry fly tipper has car seized
Following an investigation by Birmingham City Council Regulatory Services, Restaurateur Suba Miha has today been found guilty of fly tipping and fined £900, plus £700 costs, and has had his vehicle seized by the court. Miha, who owns the Cardamom restaurant in Swan Street, Alcester, Warwickshire, had been repeatedly driving to Westley Street in Nechells, […]
