The Government recently published statistics on how councils across England dealt with fly-tipping during 2022/23, with Ealing within the top two.

According to the official data, Ealing is the second best borough in England when it comes to issuing fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for fly-tipping.

Last year, Ealing issued 5,192 FPNs just behind Wandsworth (5,236) and ahead of third placed Enfield (5,096).

Councillor Deirdre Costigan, deputy leader and cabinet member for climate action, said: "We have zero tolerance for fly-tipping as is proved by the number of penalty notices we issued last year.

"We know fly-tipping upsets our residents, makes our streets and communities look ugly and is a health hazard.

"Our enforcement teams work hard to ensure those caught fly-tipping are served with fixed penalty notices and we're proud to be one of the top boroughs in the country when it comes to taking action against fly-tipping."

A recent council consultation and engagement campaign across the seven towns asked residents what their key concerns were.

Fly-tipping and street cleanliness emerged as being among their top priorities, particularly for older residents.

Ealing council says its proactively ensuring that we collect the fines, with 57% of fly-tipping FPNs paid within two months.

It follows up the unpaid notices through the court process where fines can often end up higher as they can include significant court costs.

Ealing is also leading the way when it comes to the environment, consistently being in the top three boroughs in London for high rates of recycling.

Most fly-tipping is cleared through regular street cleansing activities.

However, the council says when collection crews are sent out to collect fly-tipping, over the course of a year, that service costs the council about £300,000, not including disposal costs.

That is equivalent to the money that could be used to fix 6,000 potholes, or plant 1,000 street trees and pay for their upkeep for two years.

Visit Ealing Council's website here to report fly-tipping or anti-social behaviour.

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