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#Litter

Man in high vis suit clearing dumped rubbish into a bin lorry down a tenfoot
Council wages war on ‘disgusting’ flytippers
20 April 2024

North Lincolnshire Council has blasted litterers and flytippers who are dumping rubbish as fast as it is cleared away. In…

Neil Poole in the driving seat of a new road sweeping machine
New green machines clean the air as well as the road
17 January 2024

A fleet of new state of the art road sweeping machines clean dust and pollution particles from the air as…

Back view of litter enforcement officers and police patrolling Scunthorpe high street
Council TRIPLES fines as war on fly-tippers, litter louts and...
12 December 2023

The council’s crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Scunthorpe and Brigg has escalated – with stronger powers coming into force and…

Volunteer litter pickers
Council welcomes new powers to triple fines for litter louts to...
13 July 2023

Fines for littering, daubing graffiti and fly-tipping have been increased by Government – a move welcomed as the council continues…

Great British Spring Clean 2023 advert
Showing pride in our places: North Lincolnshire Council supports...
3 March 2023

North Lincolnshire Council is encouraging residents and businesses to pledge to help clear up litter from across our area during…

Recycle for North Lincolnshire.
Household recycling centres summer opening hours
24 February 2023

Our Household Recycling Centres will begin operating from their summer opening hours as of Wednesday 1 March. Cottage Beck Road…

Black bin batgs and carrier bags of rubbish dumped on a grass verge
Two people fined for dumped rubbish
25 October 2022

Two people have been slapped with fines after dumping rubbish, or paying someone else to dump it for them. A…

Putting a paper cup into a bin
No rubbish excuses: Extra bins installed in Scunthorpe as war on...
18 August 2022

A suite of new waste bins is being installed in the Crosby area of Scunthorpe – with street cleaning rounds…

Photo of litter with the words 'Show a Litter Respect' warning of £150 fines
More than 1,800 people hit with litter fines
13 January 2022

Selfish litter louts have been fined 1,846 times in the past year as part of North Lincolnshire Council’s crackdown on environmental crime.…

Cllr Waltham with Scunthorpe High Street retailers holding the high street rules banners
Love Scunthorpe: Retailers, shoppers and council unite in bid to...
7 December 2021

Nuisance cyclists, litter louts and beggars are being targeted in a new campaign designed to make Scunthorpe’s High Street a…

Holly Mumby Croft, Rob Waltham, James Todd and two waste operatives behind new town centre litter bin
Government investment buys new town centre bins
1 December 2021

New bins have been installed in Scunthorpe town centre as part of continued Government investment to revitalise  the High Street.…

Dumped rubbish and debris in the back yard of a terraced house
Landlord fined over rubbish-filled garden
21 October 2021

A landlord has been fined after ignoring two warnings to get rubbish on their property cleaned up. A Community Protection…

Photo of litter with the words 'Show a Litter Respect' warning of £150 fines
Litter louts hit with more than 250 fines in past two months
20 October 2021

Enforcement officers handed out 251 fixed penalty notices for dropped litter in August and September. North Lincolnshire Council, in partnership…

Graphic telling people to Show A Litter Respect
Litter fine dodgers dealt with in court
13 August 2021

Six North Lincolnshire residents have been ordered to pay fines, plus court costs and a victim surcharge, after dropping litter.…

Graphic telling people to Show A Litter Respect
Caught on camera: Council adds to armoury to open new front in...
15 July 2021

Council leaders have stepped up their war on litter louts by launching an online portal where people can upload videos…