[ Press releases listing ](/about-us/about-us/haringey-news " Press releases listing") 14 Oct. 2016 Increasing the Fixed Penalty Notice for fly-tipping to £400 with no early payment option reflects the severity of the offence of dumping unwanted waste in neighbourhoods. Fly-tipping costs Haringey taxpayers £3 million a year and affects the quality of life for our residents. Cllr Peray Ahmet, Haringey’s Cabinet Member for Environment said: “People are sick and tired of fly-tipping and its associated cost to our taxpayers are over £3 million a year. We’re working around the clock with our partners Veolia to make our streets cleaner and our new £400 fine sends a clear message that we are fighting back against fly-tippers.” Ends **Notes to Editors** 1. Fly-tipping fine: In 2014/15 Haringey Council prosecuted 22 people for fly tipping offences, of which 18 resulted in a fine. Of these 18 fines, nine were between £200 and £500, with four of these below £200. We also issued more than 800 Fixed Penalty Notices for waste-related offences. 1. The cost of fly-tipping: Flytipping costs Haringey £3 million a year and local authorities in England spent nearly £50 million on removing 900,000 fly-tips in 2014/15, and a further £17.8 million was spent on enforcing. 1. A key priority of Haringey’s is to be a clean, well maintained borough – part of this is to improve the environment, particularly by reducing anti-social behaviour and environmental crime. ![](/sites/g/files/dvc1811/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2016/10/Cllr_Ahmet_PS400_FPN_0.jpg.webp?h=85cd881a&itok=eZ1kv-XL "£400 fine for fly-tippers") ![](/sites/g/files/dvc1811/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2016/10/Cllr_Ahmet_fly_tipping_0.jpg.webp?h=99cc8be7&itok=nYR3hHYd "£400 fine for fly-tippers")