Our Enfield Waste Enforcement Unit investigates:
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of rubbish, which an range in size and be either residential or commercial. We will take action against those found to be illegally dumping rubbish. For more information on fly-tipping, including how to report it, visit our rubbish dumping and litter page.
Residential and commercial rubbish must be presented for collection in a specific way. If this is not done, advice will initially be provided. However, if advice continues to be ignored, we will serve either a S.46 notice (for residents) or a S.47 notice (for commercial properties).
If this notice is not adhered to, a fixed penalty notice will be issued.
Residents must ensure rubbish from their properties is correctly disposed of, including when arranging for a third party to dispose of rubbish on their behalf.
If rubbish is illegally disposed of by an unlicensed waste carrier, formal enforcement action may be taken against the resident and other parties responsible. To check whether a waste carrier is licensed, visit GOV.UK.
Businesses have a legal responsibility to safely contain and legally dispose of any rubbish they produce. They are also obliged to hold a valid waste transfer note from their current contractor, which our officers may ask to see. If a business fails to produce the correct documentation within seven days, a fixed penalty notice will be issued.
|
Type |
Amount |
|---|---|
|
Fly-tipping |
£400 |
|
Non-compliance of S.80 notice for a business |
£400 |
|
Non-production of current trade waste agreement or valid transfer notes, following a S.34 producer |
£300 |
|
Non-compliance of S.47 notice |
£110 |
|
Non-compliance of S.80 notice for an individual |
£100 |
|
Dumped residential waste |
£150 |
|
Non-compliance of S.46 notice |
£60 |
We are committed to tackling fly tipping and taking action against people who are illegally dumping rubbish. The list below is the number of fixed penalty notices issued by us in 2016/17:
| Wards | FPNs issued for fly-tipping | FPNs issued for illegally deposited waste |
| Bush Hill | 0 | 29 |
| Bowes | 4 | 33 |
| Cockfosters | 2 | 4 |
| Chase | 1 | 3 |
| Edmonton Green | 4 | 227 |
| Enfield Highway | 1 | 27 |
| Enfield Lock | 2 | 13 |
| Grange | 3 | 71 |
| Haselbury | 0 | 138 |
| Highlands | 0 | 3 |
| Jubilee | 3 | 29 |
| Lower Edmonton | 0 | 75 |
| Ponders End | 1 | 17 |
| Palmers Green | 3 | 47 |
| Southbury | 1 | 6 |
| Southgate Green | 10 | 76 |
| Southgate | 0 | 53 |
| Turkey Street | 2 | 11 |
| Town | 3 | 22 |
| Upper Edmonton | 1 | 67 |
| Winchmore Hill | 2 | 18 |
| Totals | 43 | 969 |
Vehicles can be seized without a warrant. They can be impounded by authorised council officers for the following reasons:
Any claims for a vehicle that has been seized under these regulations must be registered within 15 working days for consideration.
The documentation required for a successful claim is stated on the seizure notice. Details of vehicles that have been seized can be viewed on this section. If no claims are registered within the 15 working days, vehicles can be disposed of.