In October 2017 we reported that over one million incidents of fly-tipping were dealt with by councils in England in 2016-17, costing taxpayers £58m to clear up. It was the fourth year in a row that incidents increased. The story was based on newly released data from DEFRA.
In addition, data journalist Dan Wainwright took part in a Q&A piece, Fly-tipping: What you wanted to know which included additional visualisation
- Line chart: Fly-tipping incidents in England 2007-8 to 2016-17
- Infographic: Penalties for fly-tipping
- Bar chart: Areas with the most incidents of fly-tipping in 2016-17
In addition the Q&A piece included the following visualisation:
- Multiple bar chart: Areas seeing the biggest increase in fly-tipping
