Please see below details of a campaign launched by Durham County Council, Durham police, Crimestoppers and the Environment Agency to fight back against fly-tippers across the county:
Flytippers are more likely than ever to be caught red-handed as extra CCTV cameras are being set up at hotspots throughout County Durham.
Footage from these cameras is proving an increasingly useful tool to successfully prosecute people who spoil the environment of our county by dumping their rubbish in places like country lanes and beauty spots. See our video for how we've already caught several people in the act and prosecuted them.
You can report flytipping online at www.durham.gov.uk/flytipping or by calling 03000 261 000.
Flytippers and unlicensed waste carriers can also be reported using the anonymous Crimestoppers hotline on 0800 555 111.
Flytippers and unlicensed waste carriers can also be reported using the anonymous Crimestoppers hotline on 0800 555 111.
If flytipped items are in a dangerous place or causing an obstruction to a highway please contact police on 999.
#OperationStopIt is the biggest crackdown on flytipping ever seen in the county and involves the council, Durham Constabulary, Crimestoppers and the Environment Agency.
A video showing various flytippers who have been caught on CCTV and subsequently prosecuted is now available to view at www.durham.gov.uk/flytipping*
