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Fly-tipping affects two-thirds of farmers and landowners, according to a Farmers Weekly survey. Find out more about this crime epidemic and how it has hit farmers hard in the pocket disposing of dumped household rubbish and building waste and get advice on how to keep fly-tippers off your land.

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What to do if you’re a victim of… fly-tipping

Farmers and landowners are plagued by fly-tipping and there is widespread anger and frustration that existing laws do not go far enough in supporting victims. Fly-tipping incidents in England have…

MACHINERY

Ultimate guide to farm security kit

With combating rural crime on the minds of many farmers, Farmers Weekly’s Machinery team has gathered together a selection of high-tech items that could help stiffen up on-farm security.  In…

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8 fly-tipping incidents that wrecked Christmas on farms

Council chiefs say January is among the worst months for fly-tipping, with rogue traders and residents dumping post-festive waste across the countryside. That’s why several councils across the country launched…

NEWS

5 ways to get tough on fly-tipping - CLA

Seizing vehicles must become the default penalty for fly-tipping as part of tougher punishments for waste crime. That is one of a number of proposals on how to deal with…

FLY-TIPPING

Revealed: The burden of fly-tipping on farms

Fly-tipping affects just under two-thirds of farmers and landowners, according to a Farmers Weekly survey. The online survey, carried out in July in association with CLA Insurance as part of…

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The story behind the fly-tipping epidemic on farms

Two-thirds of farmers and landowners are hit by fly-tipping each year, according to research by Keep Britain Tidy. That’s a staggering statistic, but sadly one which will not come as…

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News

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Farmers hit as fly-tipping reaches record levels

Farmers across England are facing rising clean-up costs and hazardous waste after 1.26m fly-tipping incidents were recorded in 2024-25, prompting new government advice on vehicle seizures. The new guidance issued…

NEWS

Farmland waste dumper ordered to pay £1.4m

A serial waste criminal has been ordered to pay more than £1.4m after illegally dumping over 4,275t of waste at farms and rural sites across England. Varun Datta, 36, of…

FLY-TIPPING

Crowdfunder raises thousands for farmer hit by fly-tippers

A crowdfunding campaign has raised almost £55,000 to support an elderly farmer in Hertfordshire who is facing a £40,000 clean-up bill after fly-tippers dumped about 200t of waste on his…

CRIME

Two men arrested in Kidlington illegal waste dumping

Two men have been arrested following co-ordinated police action linked to a major illegal waste dumping investigation in rural Oxfordshire. The Environment Agency (EA) confirmed today the further arrests were…

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Opinion

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FW Opinion: Fly-tipping - an unwelcome result of lockdown

With amenity tips closed, and some rubbish collection services disrupted during the coronavirus lockdown there has been a sharp increase in the amount of garden, household and commercial waste being…

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Video: Farmer's camera catches fly-tipper in the act

A dairy farmer is appealing to the public to help identify a shameless woman caught on camera appearing to fly-tip on his land. Joe Tucker, 19, installed a small camera…

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Video: Fly-tip victim says his farm has become a 'warzone’

Essex grower Harry Fisher says criminal gangs dumping waste on an industrial scale have turned his farm into a “warzone”. Mr Fisher, who farms 240ha growing potatoes and cereals in…

Tackling the fly-tipping scourge

Fly-tipping is an unsightly, costly and growing menace. Rhian Price meets one man on the rubbish-strewn front line who is determined to bring the litter bugs to book. It is…

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