Hull City Council is reminding residents that placing bagged waste or bulky items next to on-street litter bins is illegal and classed as fly-tipping.
This reminder comes following a recent fly-tipping incident on Melwood Grove (Four residents receive £1,000 fines for fly-tipping in Hull – Hull CC News). In this incident, a resident was issued with a £1,000 fine after unlawfully depositing waste next to an on-street litter bin on three separate occasions.
The council provide over 4,000 litter bins, which are located across the city’s streets, parks, and open spaces. These are for the disposal of small items of litter such as food and drink packaging, paper, and dog waste only.
Street litter bins should not be used for the disposal of any household or commercial waste, as this is illegal and classed as fly-tipping.
Fly-tipping is defined as the ‘illegal deposit of any waste onto land that does not have a licence to accept it’. Anyone found guilty of fly-tipping will receive a £1,000 fine.
If the fine is not paid, attempts to communicate are ignored or the council has to remove waste, the case is passed on to the council’s legal team for prosecution.
Prosecution can result in an unlimited fine, imprisonment, or both.
Councillor Charles Quinn, portfolio holder for environment, said: “Dumping household waste next to on-street litter bins is not only a crime but it can also prevent other residents from using the bins properly.
“Fines for these offences could easily be avoided, if people disposed of their waste correctly.
“There are a number of services, schemes, and waste centres Hull residents can use to ensure waste is disposed of correctly and our environments are kept clean.”
Services and schemes the council provide to dispose of waste include:
- For large items residents can use the bulky household collection scheme. Households are eligible for one free collection per year of up to five items which can include cookers, dishwashers, fridges, mattresses, sofas etc. Any additional collections are £5.
- There are three household waste and recycling centres located across the city, open every day from 10am – 5pm, which residents can use free of charge. All are modern facilities, designed to maintain and improve recycling within the city.
- White electrical goods in working order can be donated and/or collected free of charge to be sold at a discounted price in the Reuse Electrical Shop – a joint initiative with Dove House Hospice, ERYC and FCC Environment that aims to keep white goods in use for as long as possible.
To find out more about the council’s waste services, visit Bins and recycling – Hull.
