12 Apr 2022 --- The UK government is investing £450,000 (US$585,000) in a range of new measures to prevent illegal waste dumping throughout the country. Known colloquially as fly-tipping, trash discarded illegally in public places causes serious harm to environmental and human health and incurs heavy financial costs on local councils. Fly-tipping rose substantially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with local authorities dealing with 1.13 million incidents in 2020/21, up by 16% from 2019/20. These crimes are estimated to cost up to £392 million (US$509 million) per year.
