“However, both the public and businesses are often unaware of their duty of care to manage the disposal of waste. If a ‘man-with-a-van’ is not a registered carrier and takes it away, it’s still your responsibility. And If your waste is illegally fly-tipped, you could be prosecuted and fined.
“The clean-up costs to deal with fly- tipping runs into millions each year. It pollutes our air, land and water. The economy suffers, as it undermines legitimate waste businesses, and it’s the taxpayer who ends up picking up the bill. Other criminal activities, such as drugs and people trafficking, have also been linked to illegal waste management operations, so the cost can be far more than environmental and financial.
rubbish’ across the UK. Research has shown that the accumulation of household litter and poor management of waste are key drivers of rodent and pest infestation.
“Illegal disposal of contaminated
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The BPCA’s Chief Executive, Ian Andrew, said: "The inextricable link between litter and pests is clear. More rubbish, particularly food stuffs, supports the emergence of pests, particularly rodent infestations. It’s not just an environmental matter, but a public health issue. Rats in particular carry many diseases which can be easily spread to humans through their urine, including Toxoplasmosis and Weil’s Disease.”
water is a massive problem and has significant health
“We’d like to see more publicity highlighting the public’s responsibilities relating to waste disposal. It’s been the subject of many campaigns in recent years, but it remains clear that more vigorous enforcement of the law is required to ram the message home. We’re hopeful that an event like The Resource Management Show will create a platform where the industry can meet with policy makers to look at how we tackle such issues together.”
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Other BCC members keen to highlight the consequences of poor waste management include the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) and Keep Britain Tidy.
Reduced bin collections and litter are of particular concern, especially in the light of councils reducing the frequency of both household and commercial refuse collections combined with the continual ‘rise of
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and environmental consequences.”
Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive,
Allison Ogden-Newton, added: “Pests likes rats and urban foxes feed on the
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litter and rubbish we leave behind. Without the litter problem these pests would be less of an issue. So, our message is simple: keep it clean, don’t feed the rats.”
These and many other waste and resource management challenges will be central to discussions at the Resource Management Show and The Cleaning Show next March.
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