Article written by David Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter, dated 4th may 2020 about the increase in FLY tipping under the lockdown in Oxford, as tips have been closed to prevent non-essential journeys. When the coronavirus lockdown began on March 23, all waste and recycling centres across the UK were closed to the public, as dumping bulky rubbish was not considered an essential journey.
In some areas, including parts of Oxfordshire, councils also stopped running special bulky waste collections because members of staff were off sick with the coronavirus.