Purpose

To pull together existing work on flytipping
reduction into a new strategy and action plan.

Content

10.1.1

Members of the committee
considered a report of the Executive Director Neighbourhood
Services outlining a new fly-tipping reduction strategy for 2025-26
focussed on education, engagement and enforcement.

 

 

10.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That the Waste and Street
Scene Policy Committee;
 
1.     
Reviews and agrees the proposed attached Fly tipping
reduction strategy and action plan for 2025-26.  

 

 

10.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

10.3.1

Fly-tipping is a costly and
unsightly blight on our communities and land and has long been an
issue of concern locally and nationally. Whilst we have delivered
significant improvements in our response over recent years, we need
to continue and improve that work, as the problem
remains.

 

 

10.3.2

There are no excuses for
fly-tipping as our waste service provision is very comprehensive so
we should have a zero tolerance to it. To achieve maximum outcomes
working together with partners we needed a new high-profile
strategy and delivery plan to further drive down fly-tipping and
track our progress. Agreeing this plan will help us achieve
that.

 

 

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

10.4.1

The main alternative would be
to not have a new strategy and instead simply do this work within
the context of the regular work of the relevant services. We do not
think that would be the right approach. Fly-tipping is such a
persistent issue in Sheffield and nationally that it requires close
co-operation between services, an intelligence led approach and a
wide range of smaller interventions to achieve any significant
improvement. Many services also have funding challenges and high
demand. As such to deliver the outcomes we desire for the city we
believe a new reduction plan is required.