Haringey in London is among the top five e-waste fly tipping hotspots in England for the second year running, with 9,593
reported incidents in the past five years, new research has shown.

Global technology company OKdo revisited their previous study on the areas of the country that have seen the highest number of fly tipping incidents involving electrical items in the last few years, which analysed historical Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data from 2014/15 to 2019/20, and named Liverpool the e-waste capital of England.

The new analysis, which factored in new 2020/21 DEFRA figures covering reported incidents across 313 locations in England, shows Liverpool still tops the list of the most affected places with 11,328 e-waste fly tipping incidents in the past five years, followed closely by Manchester (10,756) and Haringey, London (9,593).

Top five areas with the highest number of reported e-waste fly tipping incidents in the past five years:

1.
Liverpool (11,328)

2.
Manchester (10,756)

3.
Haringey, London (9,593)

4.
Bradford, West Yorkshire (8,876)

5.
Leeds (8,115)

According to a survey by OKdo, a third (33%) of UK residents don’t know how to recycle their old technology items correctly and have never done so before.

The data suggests there is a correlation between the number of people who are in the dark about ways to recycle their old tech items, and the areas where e-waste fly tipping is most prevalent, highlighting the
need for further education on how old technology can be disposed of.

Two in five (40%) of those in Liverpool - the current e-waste fly tipping capital - said they are not aware of the correct ways to dispose of old tech safely, as well as three in ten (33%) Mancunians. Manchester
took second place in the e-waste fly tipping hotspots list.

When looking at year-on-year comparisons, the analysis by OKdo has shown Reigate and Banstead, Surrey saw the biggest increase in e-waste fly tipping incidents since 2019/20 (+1490%), followed closely by
Solihull, West Midlands (+819%) and South Holland, Lincolnshire (+354%).

Areas that have seen the biggest increase in the number of reported e-waste fly tipping incidents year-on-year:

1.
Reigate and Banstead, Surrey (+1,490%)

2.
Solihull, West Midlands (+819%)

3.
South Holland, Lincolnshire (+354%)

4.
Barnet, London (+276%)

5.
Haringey, London (+238%)

6.
Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire (+237%)

7.
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (+236%)

8.
High Peak, Derbyshire (+235%)

9.
Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire (+232%)

10.
Huntingdonshire (+220%)

Some areas have seen instances of illegal e-waste dumping decrease year-on-year though. Enfield in London, which was identified as one of the areas with the highest number
of reported fly-tipping incidents in the previous study, saw the biggest decrease (-51%), followed by East Devon (-32%) and Doncaster in South Yorkshire (-26%).