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Funding to tackle fly-tipping
08/02/2005
More than £1 million for initiatives aimed at deterring
anti-social dumping was announced today.
This is in addition to the annual funding of £60,500 to
allow Scottish participation in a database compiling
fly-tipping incidents, which was announced on February 3,
in Parliament.
Initiatives now being funded include:
- Over £1 million to support the
work of the Scottish Fly-tipping Forum. The Forum's
work includes a fly-tipping hotline and the "Dumb
Dumpers" campaign launched last March.
- £110,000 to fund a further year
of the Local Environmental Audit and Management System
(LEAMS), the system that measures local authority
performance in keeping their streets clear of litter
and refuse.
Environment Minister Ross Finnie said:
"The Scottish Executive is working for a cleaner and
safer environment. The number of calls to the Forum's
hotline confirms that the Scottish public is fed up with
people illegally dumping their rubbish.
"Fly-tipping is a national eyesore that blights many
communities and we are determined to stamp it out. This
substantial funding further enforces our commitment to
clean up Scotland's environment."
In welcoming the support, John Summers, National
Director of Keep Scotland Beautiful said:
"The generous support of one million pounds will go a
long way to tackling the scourge of fly-tipping that
affects many local communities. The funding will promote
national advertising and co-ordination to track down and
penalise offenders.
"The money for the LEAMS programme will ensure
continuous improvement in levels of litter across
Scotland."
Funding has been allocated from provision for waste
initiatives. The element of this package to support
Scottish participation in the "Flycapture" system was
announced by Mr Finnie in Question Time in the Parliament
last Thursday. The system will be operated by Keep Scotland
Beautiful and is being launched in Hamilton today.
The Scottish Fly-tipping Forum's work includes the "Dumb
Dumpers" campaign launched in March last year. The main
feature of the campaign is the "Stop Line" number which
members of the Scottish public can phone to report
incidents of fly-tipping. To date over 1300 calls have been
received.
"Flycapture" is a national database which will provide
accurate statistics on the extent of the problem of
fly-tipping in Scottish local authority areas. Local
authorities will be able to input data relating to
fly-tipping incidents.
The aim of LEAMS (Local Environmental Audit and
Management System) is to provide local authority
Performance Indicators for street cleanliness for
publication by Audit Scotland. £245,000 has already been
provided by the Executive to fund the first 2 years of the
scheme and local authorities have expressed their
satisfaction at its progress.