Councils spend too much on clearing up fly-tipped rubbish, says AnyJunk

Local councils are spending too much to clear up after fly-tippers according to AnyJunk, the UK’s largest on-demand rubbish clearance company.

Jason Mohr, who founded AnyJunk in 2004 said: “In the current economic climate councils need to urgently review their rubbish removal contracts and costs.

“Council taxpayers should be encouraged to shop the illegal fly-tippers who are costing the country £65 million every year.

“The national average cost of clearing-up after each incident of fly-tipping is £48. Quite frankly, any council paying more than £100 is wasting money.”

AnyJunk has conducted a survey - using official figures obtained from councils under the Freedom of Information Act - to study illegal tipping in 148 council boroughs across the UK earlier this year.

The survey discovered that South Buckinghamshire was paying £150 on clearing up after each incident of fly-tipping. Northumberland, Chelmsford and Barnsley councils were all paying over £100.

“We’re not about naming, shaming and pointing the finger, but by raising awareness about the extent of the problem, we hope to be able to change things,” said Mohr.

He added that AnyJunk could offer councils clear-up service contracts for £45 per incident.

“Fly-tipping clearance contracts could easily be carved out of a council’s overall waste contracts but obviously there would have to be separate provision for hazardous waste disposal.

“AnyJunk is happy to work with councils to help them identify how they could reduce their costs.”