He said many cases were prosecuted under related legislation such as duty of care and waste offences, “where this offers the strongest route to conviction”.
Durkin said when this enforcement activity was included, prosecutions totalled 13 across 2025.
The councillor added the council’s approach to enforcement combined “education, accessible waste services, fixed penalty notices and prosecution for serious or persistent offenders”.
He said the authority was “grateful” to the public for reporting incidents and said it remained “committed to protecting” the county from environmental crime.