Council cleans up rubbish after resident films ‘brazen’ fly-tipping on London street

Please credit: James Trew.A “brazen” act of fly-tipping on a London street that has been the backdrop to films, music videos and adverts highlights the problem facing communities around the country.A resident managed to video a tipper truck lorry illegally dumping piles of household waste, glass, wood and rubble on Stephenson Street in Ealing on Wednesday morning, before the culprit drove off at speed when they realised they were being filmed.The incident occurred as figures from the Government showed the number of fly-tipping incidents councils are having to deal with across England climbed by 9% in 2024-2025 to 1.26 million cases.