Fly-tipping in Cardiff and your duty of care
Hiring someone to take your rubbish in Cardiff? Here's how to check them and avoid a fine. Some council wording could not be re-checked today.
- Check a collector is a registered waste carrier with Natural Resources Wales
- Ask for a waste transfer note
- If they will not say where the waste is going, do not use them
- The council has said waste traced to a resident can bring a fixed penalty notice
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Checking a collector
- Ask for their waste carrier registration and check it is real
- Ask where the waste is going. If they will not say, do not use them
- Get a waste transfer note for the job and keep it
This is the advice in a Cardiff Council announcement from 2020, which said to make sure private collectors are registered waste carriers with Natural Resources Wales. The council page on fly-tipping would not load when we checked, so we have not confirmed the current wording.
Fines
The same 2020 announcement said waste traced back to a resident could bring a fixed penalty notice of £300, and a trader who dumped it £400 or prosecution. Penalty amounts change, and we could not confirm the current figures, so check with the council before relying on them.
Safer options
Use the council bulky collection for large items, book a visit at the Cardiff tips, or hire a licensed company from rubbish removal. Never leave waste outside a tip or on the street.