Step up battle to tackle city fly-tippers call

EXTRA cameras and a 'wall of shame' might not be enough in the battle against those regularly fly-tipping around Coventry.

- By DAVID LAWRENCE News Reporter

That’s the message from one city councillor after new steps were announced to tackle the issue.

Figures released as part of Coventry City Council’s One Plan annual report showed an increase over the past 12 months. Much of this has been put down to improvements in enforcements and prosecutions.

In the report which was considered by the scrutiny committee meeting, director of planning and performance Clare Boden-Hatton said: "Following a 13 per cent reduction in reported incidents of fly-tipping in 2023-24, last year saw an increase from 5,929 to 6,428 in 2024-25. It is positive that the number of fly-tipping referrals has gone up as we want people to report incidents so we can investigate and where possible take enforcement action.