Fine issued within hour after fly-tip found in Deeside
A person has been issued with an instant fine within an hour of fly-tipping being reported on Wet Lane, also known as Shotton Lane, on the way to Ewloe.
Posting on social media, Independent town councillor for Shotton East, Mike Evans, said: “Fly tips on Wet lane (Shotton Lane) on the way to Ewloe, enforcement officer found evidence, visited the address issued instant fine all within a hour,Fly tipping Crew on way to clear up.Result”.
The incident comes as Flintshire County Council is among four authorities awarded Welsh Government funding as part of a national crackdown on fly-tipping.
The funding will support enforcement and camera-based projects, with 150 new trail cameras being provided to local authorities across Wales to target known hotspots.
Figures released by the Welsh Government show there were 42,171 fly-tipping incidents reported in Wales between April 2023 and March 2024. Of those, 71% involved household waste.
The initiative is being delivered through Fly-tipping Action Wales, which is supplying the surveillance equipment. Grants have been awarded to Flintshire, Denbighshire, Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire councils. Lessons from the projects will be shared more widely.
Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: “There is never any excuse for fly tipping. It blights our streets, countryside and communities, and people the length and breadth of the country are rightly angry about it.
“We are determined to clean up our communities, and these new cameras will help us do just that.
“Our continued funding makes sure local authorities have access to enforcement expertise, surveillance equipment and legal support they need to catch and punish those who break the law.”
The Welsh Government is also reviewing fixed penalty notice limits for fly-tipping and household waste duty of care offences.
Mr Irranca-Davies added: “We have listened to local authorities who want stronger tools to tackle this problem, and we will consider whether current penalty levels are sufficient to deter would-be offenders.
“But we all have a role to play. I urge everyone to check that anyone they pay to remove waste is a registered waste carrier. If your waste ends up fly-tipped, you could face a fine or prosecution and risk a criminal record.”
Residents are advised to check waste carrier licences via the Natural Resources Wales website before paying for waste removal.
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