Fly Tipping

Illegal fly-tippers have been prevented from dumping waste near a popular park, thanks to Swale Borough Council and Kent Highways.

The council has had to routinely clear illegally dumped waste from Swale Way, behind Milton Creek Country Park. The isolated location meant it was difficult to catch the culprits, so Swale has worked with Kent Highways who have installed measures to restrict vehicle access, including a new fence and metal bollards.

Waste Carriers have been targeted as part of a day of action to crackdown on fly tipping.

Swale Borough Council teamed up with Kent Police’s Rural Task Force to carry out enquiries, arrest people suspected of fly tipping, seize vehicles and collate evidence with a view to prosecuting offenders for waste related crimes.

Outcomes from the day were:

A man has been prosecuted after garage parts, wood, a hanging basket, roofing felt, broken up cabinets, furniture items and cardboard boxes were dumped along Ridham Dock Road last year.

Officers from Swale Borough Council investigated the fly tipping and were able to trace the waste to a Chatham resident. When she was visited by the council, she discovered she had been the unsuspecting victim of an unlawful waste carrier.