SMBC installs cameras to crack down on fly-tipping

Solihull Council is installing cameras across the borough to help prevent and detect fly-tipping.

The cameras will be placed in locations where repeated fly-tipping has occurred, in an attempt to deter any further activity and gather vital evidence about who is committing the crime.

Councillor Alison Rolf, Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities & Partnerships, said: “Tackling and reducing fly-tipping in Solihull remains a priority for the Council and we hope that installing these cameras will help us to achieve this.”

The cameras are motion activated and will capture images within the camera’s field of view. If fly-tipping does occur, it will give officers useful evidence to help catch those responsible.

Signs will be placed in areas where the cameras are located to make people aware.

They will be trialled for six months at selected locations and depending on their success; Solihull Council will consider whether additional cameras should be installed in further locations across the borough.

Councillor Rolf added: “We know that fly-tipping is a nuisance to residents and harmful to the environment, which is why we are continually looking at ways to address the problem.

“We hope that the introduction of these cameras will send a strong message to people thinking about fly-tipping, that it is not tolerated in Solihull.”

A spokesperson for SMBC said: The Council has a duty to remove fly-tipping from council land, for instance on a highway, pavement or public open space. If waste has been deposited on private land, it is the responsibility of the owner or occupier of the land to remove it.”

For more information about fly-tipping: www.solihull.gov.uk/flytipping