Fly tipping rubbish on an industrial estate in Ladywood on 15th April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.