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fly-tipping

Meaning of "fly-tipping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLY-TIPPING

fly-tipping


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLY-TIPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fly-Tipping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLY-TIPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fly-tipping

Fly-tipping, fly dumping, or illegal dumping refers to dumping waste illegally instead of in an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land; waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.

Definition of fly-tipping in the English dictionary

The definition of fly-tipping in the dictionary is the deliberate dumping of rubbish in an unauthorized place.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLY-TIPPING

fly-by-light · fly-by-night · fly-by-wire · fly-drive · fly-fish · fly-fisher · fly-fishing · fly-on-the-wall documentary · fly-past · fly-tipper · fly-to-let · flyable · flyaway · flyback · flybane · flybelt · flyblow · flyblown · flyblows · flyboat

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLY-TIPPING

camping · clipping · dripping · dropping · flipping · home shopping · hopping · mapping · overlapping · popping · propping · shipping · shopping · stepping · stopping · stripping · swapping · tapping · tipping · topping · wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of fly-tipping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fly-tipping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLY-TIPPING

Find out the translation of fly-tipping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fly-tipping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fly-tipping» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

非法倾倒废物
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

los vertidos incontrolados
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fly-tipping
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लाई ढोने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذبابة البقشيش
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

летать - чаевые
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fly- tombamento
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উড়ে-tipping
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fly- basculement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Terbang-tip
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Fliegen - Kipp-
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

フライ転倒
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

플라이 팁
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Fly-tipping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bay - đỉnh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பறக்க-இவ்வியக்கம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

उडणारी टाकी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

devrilme anında
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fly- ribaltamento
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

fly - rolnicza
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

літати - чайові
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zbura - basculare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεξέλεγκτης απόρριψης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieg - wip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fly- tippning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fly - tipping
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fly-tipping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLY-TIPPING»

Discover the use of fly-tipping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fly-tipping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Environmental Crime: Fly-Tipping, Fly-Posting, Litter, ...
Fly-tipping, the illegal dumping of waste, is a phenomenon which, like anti-social behaviour, suffers from a designation that underplays its gravity. Fly-tipping occurs on a frequent and geographically wide-spread basis across England and  ...
Environmental Audit Committee, 2004
2
Refuse collection: fifth report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: ...
Flycapture, the national fly-tipping database, reports that waste collection authorities in England dealt with over 1 million fly-tips in 2005-06. This averaged 89,173 incidents per month, costing local authorities and the Environment Agency ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Communities and Local Government Committee, 2007
3
The Practical Guide to Waste Management Law: With a List of ...
Construction, demolition and excavation activities account for the greatest proportion of fly-tipped waste in urban areas, and is one of the main fly-tipping growth areas, accounting for a quarter of annual incidents. All waste collection authorities ...
R. G. P. Hawkins, H. S. Shaw, 2004
4
Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of ...
That both offenses are potentially punishable by a fine and imprisonment is an indication of the seriousness with which the practice is viewed. However, the proportion of successful prosecutions to reported instances of fly-tipping is minuscule.
Carl A. Zimring, William L. Rathje, 2012
5
Waste strategy for England 2007: third report of session ...
vigilance".200 Greater consistency in the waste collection policies of neighbouring local authorities may reduce the incidence of fly- tipping. 117. Organisations such as CPRE and Encams have mounted large scale public information ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 2010
6
Waste Policy and the Landfill Directive: Fourth Report of ...
I wonder how much has gone into fly-tipping. The evidence of increased fly- tipping is all around. Certainly whenever 1 venture into the country, which is rare, you see quite a lot of dumped stuff. The Clean Streets organisation in Grimsby tells ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 2005
7
The Environment Agency: Seventh Report of Session 2005-06
Fly tipping is a huge problem for those who own rural land. A survey of fly tipping on agricultural land (funded by Government and the Environment Agency) highlighted the enormous problem of fly lipping in the countryside — ie 25% of farmers ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 2006
8
Handbook on Waste Management:
4.1 Data our data for this research are collected from three databases. the data on fly-tipping in england are from the database called Flycapture, on which local authorities record the details when they find an incident of fly-tipping. Flycapture ...
Thomas C. Kinnaman, Kenji Takeuchi, 2014
9
Moving Forward: The Provision of Accommodation for ...
Traveller and Gypsy encampments are frequently assumed to be associated with illegal economic activities such as fly-tipping and with waste dumping, particularly in the popular press and amongst local settled residents. One respondent to ...
Heaven Crawley, 2004
10
Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2012
The Control ofPollution (Amendment) Act 1989, implemented in 1991, tightened up existing measures to prevent the illegal tipping (fly-tipping) of waste, demolition rubble and such materials in unauthorized places. Among the specific  ...
David Lowe, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLY-TIPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fly-tipping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Warning after fly-tipping in Uttoxeter
Officers from East Staffordshire Borough Council were called to Demontfort Way after receiving a call saying the items were left in the street on ... «Uttoxeter Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
Barford woman traced source of fly-tipping waste through …
Research carried out by Furniture Choice shows that one in six residents living in central England have admitted to fly tipping with about a ... «Kenilworth Weekly News, Jul 15»
3
Carmarthen man fined £500 for fly tipping a mattress, two TVs and …
A CARMARTHEN man has been convicted of fly-tipping and ordered to pay more than £500. Jose Sequeira, aged 43, of Water Street, pleaded ... «Carmarthen Journal, Jul 15»
4
Anger at 'disgraceful' fly-tipping
John and Betty Roycroft, of New Way Road, Colindale, regularly find rubbish, sofas and other bits of furniture dumped on the corner of Colin ... «Times Series, Jul 15»
5
Fly-tipping Deal couple hit with hefty fine
A man and a woman were hit with fines totaling over £1,200 by Dover District Council for fly-tipping for in Deal. Mr Jordan Chatwin, 24, and ... «Dover Express, Jul 15»
6
Rugby landscape gardener fined for fly-tipping
A LANDSCAPE gardener who dumped rubble and branches in a farmer's field has been fined £4,750 by magistrates. A member of the public ... «Rugby Observer, Jul 15»
7
Fly-tipping up 20 per cent in last year - as one in six in South East …
It followed an increase in fines for fly-tipping - the maximum fine is now £95,000 - but found 79 per cent of adults in the South East are unaware ... «News Shopper, Jul 15»
8
Cardross residents call on council after repeat fly tipping
CARDROSS residents have called on the council to tackle fly-tipping on Carman Hill following the repeated dumping of domestic waste. «Helensburgh Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Fly-tipping - south-east's law-breakers
The research by Furniture Choice, conducted in response to increased fines for fly tipping, also revealed almost a third (30 per cent) of those ... «Worthing Herald, Jul 15»
10
Sundridge road closed by quarter of a mile of fly-tipping
The load, which was discovered dumped this morning, has shut Back Lane from the junction with Cold Arbor Road near Sundridge. «Sevenoaks Chronicle, Jul 15»
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