BASILDON has almost three times more fly-tipping incidents than anywhere else in south Essex as bosses continue to crack down on dumped rubbish. Government data released yesterday shows that there were 3,451 incidents of fly-tipping in the borough for the 2019/20 financial year. While this is a decrease from the 3,665 incidents reported the previous year, Basildon’s figure is still thousands higher than any other south Essex borough.
Southend had 886 incidents, while Castle Point had 933 and Rochford had 493. Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan said that the borough has eight “hot spots” for flytipping, including parts of Felmores and Chalvedon in Pitsea, the Frettons estate in Basildon and Helmores in Laindon.
BASILDON has almost three times more fly-tipping incidents than anywhere else in south Essex as bosses continue to crack down on dumped rubbish. Government data released yesterday shows that there were 3,451 incidents of fly-tipping in the borough for the 2019/20 financial year. While this is a decrease from the 3,665 incidents reported the previous year, Basildon’s figure is still thousands higher than any other south Essex borough.
Southend had 886 incidents, while Castle Point had 933 and Rochford had 493. Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan said that the borough has eight “hot spots” for flytipping, including parts of Felmores and Chalvedon in Pitsea, the Frettons estate in Basildon and Helmores in Laindon.