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Written question asked by Anneliese Midgley (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Fly-tipping

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total volume of illegally stored or dumped waste currently present at illegal waste sites in the UK.

Answer

Total tonnage of waste on illegal waste sites that were operational on or after 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025C (inclusive) and have not been brought into regulation or cleared of waste: 5,544,462.

NB: This data is taken from a live system and maybe subject to change as investigation details are updated.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121084
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Fly-tipping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk