Organisation: National Environmental Complaints Line

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

1,200 calls on illegal dumping and burning

The National Environmental Complaints Line dealt with more than 1,200 calls about illegal dumping and burning last year.

Tue, 19 Feb, 2019

Fly-tipping tops complaints to tip-off hotline

More than half the calls made to the country’s tip-off line for environmental complaints involved fly-tipping.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

63,000 lodge environmental complaints with local authorities

Local authorities received over 63,000 environmental complaints last year from the public, the majority of them over waste issues including illegal dumping.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015

51,700 complaints but few prosecutions for dumping

Local authorities are being swamped by complaints of illegal dumping of waste, while the number of prosecutions for fly-tipping and other offences remains low.

Mon, 20 May, 2013