Woodland Trust sees worst year for flytipping on record

Charity reports 196 incidents of waste dumped in its woods and lands, bringing annual bill for dealing with rubbish in woodlands to 354,000

The Woodland Trust has suffered its worst year on record for flytipping, with almost 200 incidents of rubbish dumped in its woods and land.

The charity has spent 42,596 on clearing up 196 incidents of flytipped waste this year, bringing the overall bill for dealing with litter in its woodlands to around 354,000 in 2016. Costs are up substantially on last year, when the trust spent 31,360 on tackling flytipping, as part of an overall waste clearance bill of 192,000.