As a householder your rubbish is your responsibility. If your domestic waste is fly-tipped, the law states you could be held responsible and face prosecution, even if someone else has dumped it (such as a rogue trader who offered to dispose of it for you). 

#CrimeNotToCare 

We've joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy and their #CrimeNotToCare campaign, to help you avoid accidentally passing your waste to rogue traders and contributing to the million fly-tipping incidents per year. 

Under Section 34(2A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, anyone found handing over waste to unregistered waste carriers can expect: 

• to be summoned to court 

• a criminal record (which may need to be disclosed to your employers) 

• to be ordered to pay fines 

If you are a business, different laws apply to you; see commercial waste disposal responsibilities for advice for businesses. 

Fly-tipping 

Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste. You can help to reduce fly-tipping by ensuring that your waste is disposed of responsibly. 

You can contact us to report fly-tipping and dumping, and we'll clear up the waste and attempt to determine who is responsible. 

Arranging waste collections 

Remember we cannot accept bulky waste or extra bags as part of our normal household waste collections or recycling collections - you're responsible for disposing of this waste properly. You can either arrange a bulky waste collection with us, or book a collection through an independent waste collection service. 

When choosing a waste collection service, make sure they are registered to carry out waste collections. 

You should: 

• check the collector’s details - ask for their full name and business name 

• ask for a receipt when they collect your waste 

• ask for the collector's waste carrier number 

• carry out a waste carrier registration check via the Environment Agency 

A legitimate business person will not mind you asking questions. If a waste collector can’t or won't provide such information or their name or business name doesn’t match their waste carrier number, do not use them! 

Disposing of your waste legally and responsibly 

Never leave waste or scrap metal on the street, verge or edge of your property for anyone to take away. If you do this you won’t know who takes it, what they'll do with it, or whether they're registered to collect/transport it - and, if they dump it, you could be prosecuted! 

To dispose of your waste legally and responsibly, you can also: 

• visit North Yorkshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres   

• take your recyclable waste to a local recycling bank (you must follow recycling bank rules or you could be fly-tipping if you leave waste behind) 

• advertise your reusable household items via Freecycle or Facebook for local residents to collect 

• donate good quality unwanted items to Selby Community Furniture Store or local charity shops 

• hire a skip for larger amounts of waste and DIY projects, but check first that the skip company is registered with the Environment Agency