Monmouthshire has some of the lowest levels of fly-tipping in Wales, according to recently published figures from the Welsh government.

Data collected by Natural Resources Wales and WasteDataFlow show a steady, trending decline in the reported cases of fly-tipping in the county since 2007.

Over the last year alone Monmouthshire has seen a marked decrease of 29 per cent in reported cases, which is 120 fewer than the year before.

Monmouthshire has also been doing well compared with to other local authorities. It started out as the county with the seventh fewest reported cases of fly-tipping in Wales in 2006 to 2007 to the third fewest in 2018 to 2019.

Monmouthshire also has the fewest reported cases of fly-tipping in the south east Wales region.

It should be noted that these figures are just the number of reported fly-tipping incidents and do not take into account the size of a county, how rural it is or any miscellaneous circumstances that could impact on the figures.

However, there has been a reasonably steady downward trend in Monmouthshire.

Whilst fly-tipping in Monmouthshire is at its lowest ever, the same cannot be said for recycling. The 2018 to 2019 figures from My Recycling Wales reveal that 63 per cent of Monmouthshire’s waste is recycled, which is down from its height of 69 per cent during 2016 to 2017.

Whilst Monmouth appears to have done exceptionally well, a report published by the Welsh Government has revealed that fly tipping in Wales has decreased, with the lowest number of incidents recorded since 2014.

Fly-tipping Action Wales is calling on homeowners to help further continue its efforts in the fight against fly-tipping by being sure to correctly dispose of their household waste - particularly in the run-up to Christmas - which is renowned for generating a hike in domestic rubbish.

A Monmouthshire County Council spokesperson said: "Fly tipping remains a scourge across Wales and whilst any drop in incidents in Monmouthshire is welcome, it is far too early to start celebrating. We will continue to work with Fly-tipping Action Wales and neighbouring authorities on tackling this serious environmental crime. Householders and businesses can expect a £300 fixed penalty notice, be fined up to £50,000 or face imprisonment for passing waste on to unlicensed rogue traders who then go on to fly-tip."