Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121083

Fly-tipping

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Anneliese Midgley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of illegal waste dumps currently operating in the UK.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Total number of illegal waste sites operating as of 17 March 2026: 537. NB: This data is taken from a live system and maybe subject to change as investigation details are updated.

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