FLY-TIPPED waste is discovered in Bracknell Forest twice a day on average, figures reveal.
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs data shows 604 fly-tipping incidents were reported to Bracknell Forest Borough Council in 2019-20 – 59 more than the previous year.
The Local Government Association warned that the offence costs taxpayers almost £50 million a year to clear up.
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Dumped waste was found on Bracknell Forest's roads and pavements 234 times accounting for 39 per cent of incidents while 80 discoveries were made on footpaths and bridleways (13per cent).
Fly-tipped rubbish can include household waste, white goods, and construction waste.
Environmental Charity Keep Britain Tidy says the crime is being driven by conmen who offer to remove household rubbish for a fee but do not dispose of it correctly.
Across England, the most common amount of rubbish dumped and reported to councils is equivalent to a small van load.
Rubbish loads of this size accounted for 34 per cent of all 976,000 fly-tipping incidents nationally last year.
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Across Bracknell Forest, small van loads of waste were dumped illegally on 215 occasions – 36 per cent of all reports.
A further six incidents saw fly-tippers discard enough rubbish to fill a tipper lorry each, costing the council £2,100 to clear.
David Renard, environment spokesman for the Local Government Association, said: “Fly-tipping is inexcusable.
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"It is not only an eyesore for residents, but a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin.
“We continue to urge the Government to review sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping, so that offenders are given bigger fines for more serious offences to act as a deterrent."
He added that manufacturers should provide more take-back services so customers can hand in old goods when they buy new ones.
Bracknell Forest Borough Council took action over 325 fly-tipping offences in 2019-20.
The authority undertook 321 investigations and wrote four warning letters.
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