Fly-tipping rise blamed on people 'feeling better off'

People feeling "better off" is being blamed for a rise in fly-tipping in Bristol.

More than 7,780 fly-tipping incidents were reported to Bristol City Council in three months last year, 1,900 more than in the same period the previous year.

At a council meeting last week, head of waste Ken Lawson said fly-tipping dropped by a fifth when the cost-of-living crisis was "fully on" but now it was "ticking up again".

Councils are responsible for clearing up fly-tipping on public land and he said extra resources had been brought in to clear a backlog, which was another reason for the spike in the figures.