A 500ft long pile of waste didn't show up overnight.
A **fly-tipper** is a person who illegally dumps waste or rubbish in an unauthorized place, such as on roadside verges, in lay-bys, on private land, in fields, or alleys, instead of disposing of it properly (e.g., at a licensed tip/recycling center).
The term comes from British English:
- “Fly” = to do something quickly and secretly (as in “on the fly”)
- “Tipping” = dumping or unloading rubbish (from the old mining/coal terminology where waste was “tipped” from trucks)
So “fly-tipping” literally means quickly and covertly tipping waste where you’re not supposed to.
It’s a criminal offense in the UK and many other countries, with penalties ranging from fixed-penalty fines to hefty court fines or even imprisonment for large-scale or repeat offenders. Common examples include builders dumping construction waste, householders getting rid of old furniture/sofas, or rogue traders charging to take rubbish away and then fly-tipping it to avoid disposal fees.
In short: a fly-tipper is an illegal dumper of trash.
A fly-tipper is someone who dumps their garbage in unauthorized locations.
See you’ve got your answer on flytipper...
The Beitish enemedia, to an outlet, is blaming “organized crime”.
Case in point...
Tipping refers to tossing out garbage. Fly is "on the fly".
Like a cow tipper, but much, much smaller.
Not very. It's about 2 miles north of Oxford, and the A34 is a fairly major road. I'd call it suburban town, not rural village.
She was a fly-tipper
A one way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out