FOI Request - Illegal Dumping

Request 101002934663

1.How many incidents of illegal dumping of rubbish (also commonly known as fly dumping or fly tipping) occurred within the jurisdiction of your authority during the whole of last year (i.e.2020)?

2.How many incidents of illegal dumping of rubbish (also commonly known as fly dumping or fly tipping) occurred within the jurisdiction of your authority have occurred since the beginning of 2021?

3.How many incidents of illegal dumping of rubbish (also commonly known as fly dumping or fly tipping) were reported by the public to your jurisdiction during the whole of last year (i.e.2020)?

4.How many incidents of illegal dumping of rubbish (also commonly known as fly dumping or fly tipping) have been reported by the public to your jurisdiction since the beginning of 2021?

5.What was the cost of clearing illegal dumping (also commonly known as fly dumping or fly tipping) to your authority during the whole of last year (i.e. 2020)

6.What was the cost of clearing illegal dumping (also commonly known as fly dumping or fly tipping) to your authority since the beginning of 2021?

Response 20-12-21

1.Response from Waste:

1/1/2020 – 31/12/2020 382

2.1/1/2021 – 30/11/2021 216

Response from Anti-social Behaviour:

2020: 107

2021: 184

3.Details of whether complainants are members of the public are not recorded however it would normally be the public that complained to ourselves. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held. 

4.Details of whether complainants are members of the public are not recorded however it would normally be the public that complained to ourselves. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held. 

5.Within the Waste department we do not record the costs for cleaning up fly tipping separately as we include these tasks within the normal daily tasks for vehicles and crews within the vicinity of the incident. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held. 

6.Within the Waste department we do not record the costs for cleaning up fly tipping separately as we include these tasks within the normal daily tasks for vehicles and crews within the vicinity of the incident. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held.