Bexley Council have collected more than £10,000 from fly-tipping fines in the first year of a crackdown on illegal waste dumping, figures show.
Councils were given the power to issue on the spot fines costing between £150 to £400 for fly tipping last year.
Bexley Council handed out 84 on-the-spot fines between May 9 last year to May 8 this year, the eighth most issued by the local authorities questioned.
The council raked in £12,500 in fixed penalty notices issued for fly-tipping.
Across England, the number of fly-tipping incidents have risen for three years in a row, government figures show, with councils reporting 936,090 cases in 2015/2016, up 4 per cent on the previous year.
In a report that went to Bexley Councillors this week, street cleanliness is set out as a priority for the council.
The report says: "The council continues to take a rigorous approach to litter and as a result the number of penalty notices issued and collection rates have been higher, resulting in income of £0.05m above planned levels."
The council said increased levels of CCTV is helping to address fly-tipping problems.
Bexley Council came under fire earlier this year after a Panorama documentary showed litter police using scare tactics to earn money on a bonus like scheme.
News Shopper has previously reported that 94 per cent of fines handed out by Kingdom Environment officers were for cigarette litter.
Speaking at the time, Councillor Peter Craske said: “We have a zero tolerance policy on litter and fly-tipping. You can’t really have a zero tolerance policy if you exempt lots of things. Then you have an ‘everything goes’ policy.”
Clearing up fly-tipped rubbish cost councils almost £50 million in 2015/2016, while enforcement action cost nearly £17 million.
Julian Bell, chairman of London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee said: "Local authorities have a responsibility to keep public spaces clean and safe.
"London boroughs have rightly used our new powers to lead a crackdown on fly-tippers.
"We have sent a clear message to would-be offenders that fly-tipping will not be tolerated and that councils will take the initiative to protect public spaces."
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