The Welsh Government is stepping up efforts to tackle fly-tipping with new funding for surveillance cameras and a review of penalty levels.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, 42,171 fly-tipping incidents were reported in Wales, with the majority (71%) involving household waste.
As part of the crackdown, 150 trail cameras will be distributed to local authorities by Fly-tipping Action Wales to monitor hotspots and support enforcement action.
Grants have also been awarded to councils, including Denbighshire, Flintshire, Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire, to help with camera-based and other anti-fly-tipping projects.
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said there is ‘never any excuse for fly-tipping’ and the new equipment will help catch and punish offenders.
The Welsh Government is also reviewing fixed penalty notice limits for fly-tipping and household waste duty of care offences to ensure fines act as an effective deterrent.
