HOUNSLOW Council have launched a new campaign to address the ongoing issue of fly-tipping across the borough.

The campaign 'Let's Scrap Fly-Tipping' aims to raise awareness of illegal dumping of waste and educate residents and businesses about how to keep the streets clean.

The Council will post CCTV footage of fly-tippers caught on camera on its website and target known fly-tipping hot-spots with posters and banners.

This follows on from earlier this year when the Council launched the Special Waste Service, a dedicated enforcement team to crack down on fly-tippers.

The team has issued over 200 Fixed Penalty Notices of £400 since March.

Between April 2020 and March 2021 alone Hounslow Highways cleared 56,959 bags of rubbish from the streets and it is estimated that cleaning up fly-tipping costs Hounslow taxpayers over £1 million a year.

Cllr Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council said: "Fly-tipping is a blight on the streets of Hounslow that not only ruins the places we live and work, but also wastes tax-payers money on clearing it up.

"This is money we could better spend on schools, parks or other projects that would benefit our community.

"We offer lots of ways of disposing of waste responsibly and want to get across the message that even putting one bag next to a bin is unacceptable.

"We won't hesitate to clamp down hard on anti-social fly-tippers and hit them with fines or court action if they are caught."

Residents can report any fly-tipping they encounter via the FixMyStreet app or by visiting the council website.