Police Scotland’s area control rooms adopt the following procedure when dealing with calls from members of the public in relation to fly tipping on small or large scale whether in rural or urban locations: • If a call is received regarding rubbish being dumped in a public place or private land consider the following circumstances; not believed to be hazardous • If the incident is not ongoing and the rubbish is or near a brook, stream or water channel, an incident will created after being assessed for urgency and risk, and then direct caller to contact their Local Council online...