FOI release

FOI: Fly tipping data

Case reference FOI2025/01374

Received 24 December 2025

Published 16 January 2026

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding fly-tipping over the past 10 years. Specifically, I am requesting: 1. The number of fly-tipping incidents reported each year. 2. The number of these incidents involving mattresses, if recorded. 3. The cost to the council for collection and disposal of fly-tipped items. If some of this data is not held or not recorded, please advise. If possible, please provide the information in a spreadsheet or table format.

Response

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding fly-tipping over the past 10 years.

  1.  The number of fly-tipping incidents reported each year.

This information is only available from 19/20.

19/20 - 1233

20/21 - 1740

21/22 - 1143

22/23 - 1477

23/24 - 1344

24/25 - 1544

25/26 - 1071

  2.  The number of these incidents involving mattresses, if recorded.

1209 fly tips included mattresses

 

  3.  The cost to the council for collection and disposal of fly-tipped items.

We pay our waste contractor an annual amount for a vehicle , driver and operative to remove fly tips within so there are no collection costs. As we are a Collection Authority the disposal cost are incurred by Kent County Council who are the Disposal Authority.

Documents

There are no documents for this release.

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.