Fly-tipping rates in Camden outstrip the national and London averages. Source: DEFRA
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The DEFRA data shows Camden also has the second highest fly-tip rate per person in England - 127.6 incidents per 1,000 people. This is far higher than the England average of 17.3.
Jill Henry, another campaigner, from West Hampstead, added: That number is shocking.
“There’s never a day when you can walk in West Hampstead and there’s not piles of rubbish on the street. It’s depressing and it’s bad for the area.”
The group of campaigners argued that too often the council and its contractor Veolia are failing to collect rubbish from households and businesses at agreed times.