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Get involved

Mention fly-tipping to anyone who suffers from it and you’re bound to get a passionate response.  

You can help by writing to your MP, local councillors and newspapers to help us raise the profile of this problem which blights so many of our areas.  Below you will find a list of some ways you can get involved.

Whatever you do – do something

Write to your local MP

They work for you, so tell them!  Write to your MP today and let them know how fly-tipping is effecting you - their constituents – and ask them what they’re doing about it.  Write to them at the address below or why not use the online link on the left to write to them online!

(Your MP’s name)
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

Write to your local councillors

Your local authority is directly responsible for clearing dumped rubbish off public land, so tell them where it happens, when it happens and ask them what they’re proposing to do to fight fly-tipping.  Again, they were elected to represent you so make sure they’re doing so! Use the online link on the left to find out who they are and write to them online!

Write to your local paper

Nothing beats highlighting a problem by getting the local paper involved and publicising it or showing what you and fellow local campaigners are doing about it.  If you don’t know the address of your local paper, try looking it up online here.

Organise your own Fly-tipping Action Group

If you’re unhappy about the way your elected representatives and the authorities are dealing with fly-tipping – do something about it yourself!  Why not organise a group of friends who feel just as strongly about fly-tipping as you – form a group, contact the press, publicise the issue and fight the scourge.  One excellent example of local people working together is Kidsgrove community group.

Send us your photos and videos

As well as information and responses to our consultation, we have a gallery of shame and a video library of blight and we’re looking to expand it as much as possible.  So please send us your pictures and videos today.  Email them to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The evidence suggests that areas that have been blighted by fly-tipping once are more likely to be fly-tipped again if not cleared straight away.  This is for two reasons; firstly, this means a particular site is deemed a ‘good’ or vulnerable area to dump and secondly, fly-tippers feel less guilty about adding to a pile of existing fly-tipped rubbish than creating a new one.  So this means it is vital to clear a site immediately – so you can help by reporting fly-tipping incidents immediately.  If it is on public land, this will help the local authority clear it as soon as possible and if it is on private land this will discourage repeat dumps.  If you are a private land-owner remember to report every single incident – this is the only way the authorities will come under pressure to provide you with more support.

Support the Alliance

The Countryside Alliance works for everyone who loves the countryside and the rural way of life. Through campaigning, lobbying, publicity and education the Alliance influences legislation and public policy that impacts on the countryside, rural people and their activities.  If you share our passion then join us today. By supporting us you will not just be helping us to fight the blight of fly-tipping, but joining us in our many other campaigns including the fight to save our vulnerable post offices and other vital rural services.