Fly-tipping fines and your duty of care in Bury
What Bury's fly-tipping enforcement means for you, checked against Bury Council and Recycle for Greater Manchester pages on 2 November 2026.
- Bury has issued fly-tipping fines of £400 and £800 in 2026
- A business was fined £300 under commercial duty of care
- Bury says: ask for the carrier's address, phone number and licence
- Check them free on the Environment Agency register
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Recent fines
In August 2026 Bury Council said it had issued four fly-tipping fixed penalties of £400 each, a £300 commercial duty of care penalty and a £75 littering penalty. A local radio report on the first quarter of 2026-27 described two £800 fly-tipping fines.
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By law you must make sure your household waste goes to someone authorised to take it. If a cheap collector dumps it and it is traced back to you, you can be fined too.
Bury's checklist
- Ask for the collector's address and phone number
- Ask for their waste carrier licence
- Ask where the waste will go
- Check their details free on the Environment Agency public register
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