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Fly-tipping database

Series: Environment Agency Press Release ; 21 September 2004 (5)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: Fly-tipping is on the increase - in 2003 the Environment Agency dealt with 5 300 incidents - almost 40% more than in 2001. In addition, local authorities deal with thousand of incidents each year. Almost 25% of incidents involve waste from construction, demolition and excavation activities. In April 2004 a national fly-tipping database, FlyCapture, was set-up by the Environment Agency, with funding from DEFRA, in order to improve information on the scale of fly-tipping to help focus resources, target hot-spot areas and identify trends in this growing crime. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/869707?l ang=_e&region=&projectstatus=&theme=&subject=&sear chfor=&topic=&area=&month=

Fly-tipping is on the increase - in 2003 the Environment Agency dealt with 5 300 incidents - almost 40% more than in 2001. In addition, local authorities deal with thousand of incidents each year. Almost 25% of incidents involve waste from construction, demolition and excavation activities. In April 2004 a national fly-tipping database, FlyCapture, was set-up by the Environment Agency, with funding from DEFRA, in order to improve information on the scale of fly-tipping to help focus resources, target hot-spot areas and identify trends in this growing crime. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/869707?l ang=_e&region=&projectstatus=&theme=&subject=&sear chfor=&topic=&area=&month=