Fryent Councillors are warning flytippers or residents who dump rubbish they face a fine of up to £50,000 or 5 years' jail if they are prosecuted after Brent Council launched a major new campaign to crack down on flytipping.
Brent is stepping up its enforcement actions across the borough and blitzed Willesden town centre on 18h. December with officers checking traders were not flytipping and giving out information to residents about reporting the problem.
Brent prosecuted 15 people for envirocrime offences from October 2012 to September 2013. Two people who were prosecuted for flytipping were fined £1,000 with £1,700 costs. In the same period, 19 people in Brent were given a formal caution for flytipping, and 259 fixed penalty notices for envirocrime were issued which in total came to around £29,000.
Fryent Councillor Ruth Moher, Brent`s Deputy Leader said:
"Residents are sick of flytippers blighting the streets around Kingsbury and rightly expect us to crack down. That's why I'm warning anyone who leaves a mattress or old TV in the street what the consequences could be. It won't stop with legal action because we will also name and shame offenders as a deterrent to others who may try it.
"Brent Council is determined to clean up the borough's streets and have our town centres as clean as possible. I'm appealing to residents to play their part as well and report flytipping if they see it."
If you see flytips report them here: www.brent.gov.uk/flytipping
