Bedford Borough Council spent almost a quarter of a million pounds clearing up dumped rubbish last year.
Figures released by the Countryside Alliance show that from April 2010 to March 2011 there were 5,019 reported cases of flytipping in Bedford Borough – putting it in the top ten per cent of the highest number of cases across the country.
The authority was 13th for the area with the largest number of incidents and the highest cost of clearance out of more than 300 councils that responded.
It spent £204,379 clearing rubbish up, and £153,453 on 4,890 enforcement actions.
However, according to the figures there haven’t been any successful prosecutions in the 12 months.
Councillor Charles Royden, portfolio holder for the environment, said: “Those who fly tip in Bedford Borough should watch out as the council came 16 from the top out of 267 for the number of enforcement actions we have undertaken.
“For this reason our performance for dealing with fly tipping is rated ‘effective'.”
