Lib Dems pledge £5k rewards for illegal waste tip-offs
Summary
The Liberal Democrats propose paying up to £5,000 to people who report illegal dumping of waste if it leads to a successful prosecution. They want to lower bulky waste collection fees to £5 to make proper waste disposal easier and increase fines for illegal dumping to at least £2,500 to deter offenders.Key Facts
- The Lib Dems plan cash rewards up to £5,000 for tips that help convict illegal waste dumpers.
- They suggest reducing bulky waste collection fees to £5 to encourage legal disposal of waste.
- To fund this, they want to raise minimum fines for illegal dumping to £2,500 from the current average of £539.
- Illegal waste dumping incidents dealt with by English councils rose by 9% to 1.26 million last year.
- Large clean-up operations cost millions; for example, a 21,000-tonne waste site in Oxfordshire costs taxpayers £7.3 million to clear.
- Other councils currently pay much smaller rewards for reports, from £100 to £500.
- The Lib Dems want serious cases handled by the National Crime Agency instead of the Environment Agency.
- Labour, Conservatives, Reform UK, and Greens also have plans to tackle fly-tipping with various penalties and support measures.
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