Bucks Council are warning residents to not pay cash to get your rubbish removed.
They say its far more likely for your rubbish to end up fly-tipped if you pay someone cash to remove it.
What's worse, the Council can also fine householders a 400 pound fixed penalty notice for failing in their ‘duty of care’, if they can track the dumped rubbish back to you.
If you’re unsure of how to make sure you’re doing the right thing when someone is taking away your rubbish, our S.C.R.A.P. fly-tipping campaign code is a useful tool:
- S - Suspect all waste carriers; do not let them take your waste until you’re confident they’re legitimate. A professional waste carrier should happily answer reasonable questions.
- C - Check that a waste carrier is registered on the Environment Agency's website.
- R - Refuse any unexpected offers to have your rubbish taken away. If you suspect that someone who approaches you will be disposing of waste illegally, report them to the Environment Agency.
- A - Ask what will happen to your rubbish and assure yourself that it is going to be disposed of appropriately.
- P - Paperwork must be obtained: a proper invoice, waste transfer note or receipt, including a description of the waste being removed and the waste carriers contact details.
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