flytipping

Landfill tax rise of 700% sparks surge in fly-tipping

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Landfill tax rise of 700% sparks surge in fly-tipping as watchdog urges officials to monitor impact of environmental levies Treasury increased standard rate of landfill tax in real terms from 1998 to 2014 Contributed to 65 per cent fall in waste to landfill, National Audit Office said The NAO said that the move ‘incentivised more … Read more

London homeowner to sue neighbour for ‘revenge’ fly-tipping

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A homeowner has denied throwing junk onto his neighbour’s land and is threatening to take legal action against them after they tossed tons of rubbish back over their shared fence.   Frustrated property developer Cliff Hamilton took revenge on his neighbour he accused of flytipping when he chucked it all back over the garden wall. But … Read more