• The Government is pushing for new legislation to stamp out the "unacceptable menace" of fly-tipping.
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Proposals are due to come before Parliament which would ensure that owners of lorries used for illegal waste tipping would be liable for prosecution, regardless of who was driving the vehicle.
Junior environment minister Virginia Bottomley this week condemned fly-tipping as: "A heartless and unprincipled activity which spoils parts of our cities and causes unnecessary expense to ratepayers in clearance spots."
The Government is considering imposing a duty of care on all waste producers and handlers which would make them responsible for the correct disposal of waste. Proposals have also been put forward for the introduction of an official register of waste carriers.
The Department of the Environment says: "Any vehicle used for transporting waste