Release from district council

Help keep St Albans City and District clean and tidy by letting us know if you have seen anyone fly-tipping in your area.

Fly-tipping is the dumping of waste on land illegally. It is a criminal activity that can pollute the environment and may be a risk to human health. It can also harm wildlife and farm animals.

Only last week, St Albans City and District Council’s waste management contractors, Enterprise, were forced to clear up piles of leaflets strewn along the Harpenden Road next to Woollam playing fields.

The Council treats fly-tipping seriously and will prosecute anyone caught fly-tipping waste.

If you see someone in the act of fly-tipping or you discover fly-tipped waste, please contact the Council on our hotline number 0845 125 8000 or by email at clientservices@stalbans.gov.uk . To assist with our investigations, it would be helpful if you could record as much information as possible about the fly-tipping, including the location, amount and type of waste, the number of people involved in the incident, a description of what they look like, and, if a vehicle is being used its make, colour and registration number.

Do not touch the waste as it may contain syringes, broken glass, asbestos, toxic chemicals and other hazardous substances.

More information on fly-tipping is available at http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/street-care-and-cleaning/latest_news.aspx