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Fly-Tipping Clearance Glasgow

Fly-tipped waste cleared from private land, back courts, lanes, yards and car parks across Glasgow, for landowners, factors, landlords, businesses and residents' groups, by a SEPA registered carrier.

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Fly-tipping clearance in Glasgow

When someone dumps rubbish on your land

Fly-tipping turns up all over Glasgow: mattresses in tenement back courts, builders' rubble behind industrial units, sofas at the end of a lane, bags of household rubbish dumped at a farm gate on the edge of the city. When it lands on private ground, clearing it usually falls to the owner, which feels unfair when you did nothing wrong. We clear tipped waste for landowners, businesses, property factors, housing associations, landlords and residents' groups, with our team setting out from the depot in the east end.

We look at photos or visit the site, agree an up-front rate, then remove the load, sweep the ground and leave it tidy. Everything comes back to our Glasgow depot to be sorted, so reusable and recyclable material is pulled out rather than sent straight to landfill. Because we are a waste carrier registered with SEPA, you get waste transfer paperwork showing the rubbish went somewhere legal. If something in the pile looks hazardous, such as drums of chemicals or suspected asbestos, we will tell you that it needs a specialist.

Back courts and bin stores in tenement and flatted blocks
Private lanes, service roads and shared driveways
Car parks, yards and the grounds of industrial units
Fields, farm gates and the edges of rural land
Empty properties and gap sites where rubbish keeps appearing
Mattresses, sofas, bags, rubble and furniture removed together
Waste transfer paperwork so you can show where it went
Registered with SEPA, which you can check for yourself

Local know-how

Clearing fly-tipped waste

Who is responsible, what we can remove and what to do before our team arrives.

What we clear

Most tipped loads are a mix of black bags, old furniture, mattresses, carpets, garden waste, broken fridges and bags of DIY rubble. We bag loose rubbish, lift the heavy items and leave the ground swept. Sofas and armchairs are kept whole and separate because of Scottish rules on persistent organic pollutants. What we cannot take is asbestos, chemicals, paint, fuel, gas bottles or clinical waste such as needles, and we will tell you if any of that is in the pile.

Private land, public land and the law

Fly-tipping is a criminal offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. On roads, pavements, parks and other public land, the council normally clears it, so report it to Glasgow City Council rather than paying anyone. On private land, including back courts, private lanes, yards, car parks and fields, the owner is usually responsible for getting it cleared. Whoever clears it must still hand the waste to a registered carrier, because the duty of care applies to that load like any other.

Before we arrive

Take photographs, note the date and report the tipping to the council, even on private land, because reports help them spot patterns and trace offenders. Do not open bags or rummage through the pile, as tipped waste can hide broken glass or needles. Let us know how we reach the site, whether gates need to be unlocked and how close we can park. For back courts, tell us which close we come through and whether there is a shared entry door.

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Single items to full loads of household and business rubbish taken away and sorted.

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Rubbish removal across the city, from tenement flats to garages and yards.

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How it works

Four simple steps

1
Photograph and report
Take photos of the dumped waste, note the date and report it to the council before anything is moved.
2
Send us the photos
Share the pictures, the location and the access details, and we agree an up-front rate for the clearance.
3
We clear the site
Our team removes the load, keeps sofas separate, flags anything hazardous and sweeps the ground clean.
4
Paperwork for your records
You receive waste transfer paperwork, and reusable or recyclable material is sorted out at our depot.

Areas we cover

Fly-tipping clearances across Glasgow

Glasgow City Centre
Dennistoun
Shettleston
Parkhead
Easterhouse
Springburn
Possilpark
Maryhill
Drumchapel
Govan
Govanhill
Pollokshields
Castlemilk
Rutherglen
Cambuslang
Clydebank
Paisley
Coatbridge

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Questions

Fly-tipping clearance FAQs

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Who has to clear fly-tipping on my land?

As a rule, the council clears fly-tipping on public land such as roads, pavements and parks, while a private landowner is responsible for clearing their own land. That covers business premises, farm land, private car parks and the back courts of tenements, where the owners or their factor usually arrange it. If you are not sure who owns a lane or strip of ground, ask the council before paying for a clearance.

Should I report fly-tipping on private land to the council?

Yes. Even when the clearing is your job, reporting it gives the council a record and the chance to investigate and trace whoever dumped it. Glasgow City Council takes reports through its website. Include photos, the date and anything you noticed, such as a vehicle, but never confront anyone who is tipping. Keep a copy of your report alongside the paperwork from the clearance.

How is the cost of a fly-tipping clearance worked out?

It comes down to the volume of waste, what it is made up of and how hard the site is to reach. Rubble and wet carpets are heavy, mattresses and sofas need handling separately, and a back court reached through a narrow close takes longer than a car park beside the road. Send photos and we will give you an up-front rate before any work starts.

Why does it matter who takes the waste away?

Because the duty of care follows the waste. If you pay an unregistered man with a van and he dumps the load somewhere else, it can be traced back to you as the person who handed it over. Checking that a carrier is registered with SEPA takes a minute, and keeping the waste transfer paperwork shows you did the right thing with rubbish you never asked for.

What if the pile contains asbestos, chemicals or needles?

Leave it alone and do not try to move it. We do not take asbestos, chemicals, fuel, gas bottles or clinical waste, but we will tell you if anything like that is in the pile so you can bring in a specialist. In many cases we can still clear the rest of the load, leaving the hazardous part safely apart for the specialist to collect.

Can you help stop fly-tipping happening again?

Clearing a site quickly helps, because one dumped mattress tends to attract more. Beyond that, owners often have most success with locked gates or barriers on lanes and yards, better lighting, clear signage and cameras where they are practical. Residents' groups can agree with their factor how back courts and bin stores are kept tidy. Our fly-tipping prevention guide has more ideas.

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