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Landowner Faces £20,000 Bill for Illegal Waste Cleanup

12/24/2025

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A landowner in Faversham, Kent, faces a £20,000 bill to clear 30 tonnes of illegally dumped waste on private property.
Repeated break-ins have fueled ongoing fly-tipping, including mattresses and gas bottles, leaving the landowner feeling helpless.
Swale Borough Council says it cannot fund private-property issues and places responsibility on the landowner.
The Environment Agency is investigating and the Kent Police's Crime Commissioner has called for tougher waste-crime prosecutions.

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Story summary

A landowner in Faversham, Kent, faces a £20,000 bill to clear 30 tonnes of illegally dumped waste on private property.
Repeated break-ins have fueled ongoing fly-tipping, including mattresses and gas bottles, leaving the landowner feeling helpless.
Swale Borough Council says it cannot fund private-property issues and places responsibility on the landowner.
The Environment Agency is investigating and the Kent Police's Crime Commissioner has called for tougher waste-crime prosecutions.