{"id":189203,"date":"2023-11-25T19:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189203"},"modified":"2023-11-25T19:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:08:56","slug":"how-ai-can-help-combat-fly-tipping-councils-deploy-hi-tech-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/how-ai-can-help-combat-fly-tipping-councils-deploy-hi-tech-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI can help combat fly-tipping: Councils deploy hi-tech cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How AI can help combat fly-tipping: Councils deploy cameras to help pinpoint exactly when rubbish was illegally dumped<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Often linked to automatic number plate recognition, the identity of fly-tippers can be served up on a plate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s a threat to jobs and even to civilisation, according to some.<\/p>\n<p>But artificial intelligence does have its uses in the meantime &#8211; with the tech being used to help to combat the scourge of fly-tipping.<\/p>\n<p>AI and other smart cameras are being deployed by local authorities to identify illegally dumped rubbish.<\/p>\n<p>They can also pinpoint the exact time the waste was left, avoiding the need for staff to spend hours trawling through footage to find those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Often linked to automatic number plate recognition, the identity of fly-tippers can be served up on a plate, with fines or prosecutions awaiting them.<\/p>\n<p>Two \u00a37,500 motion-sensitive cameras are currently in use in Peterborough, where the number of fly-tipping incidents has soared from 9,748 in 2019 to 11,517 last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/18\/78170655-12785065-image-a-1_1700764214426.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City Council has introduced the hi-tech cameras in Aston, Erdington and Edgbaston with the backing of a \u00a345,000 government grant. Additionally, two \u00a37,500 motion-sensitive cameras are currently in use in Peterborough, where the number of fly-tipping incidents has soared from 9,748 in 2019 to 11,517 last year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/18\/78170643-12785065-image-a-3_1700764220872.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A video released by Birmingham City Council shows how the technology is being implemented<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/18\/78170645-12785065-image-a-5_1700764226729.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Workers are pinged an alert as to when the incident occurred<\/p>\n<p>That figure may be exceeded this year but just 107 fixed penalties were issued and 34 cases prepared for prosecution in the 12 months to March 2023 \u2013 a period when nearly 1,500 tonnes of illicit waste had to be collected &#8211; illustrating the difficulty of bringing offenders to justice.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman said the scheme was having a &#8216;positive impact&#8217;, adding: &#8216;The cameras are deployed in &#8216;hotspot&#8217; locations across Peterborough, where fly-tipping has traditionally been an issue. They are usually in position for a month at a time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The cameras are operated overtly \u2013 we erect signs in the hotspot locations to notify people that they are in operation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City Council has introduced the hi-tech cameras in Aston, Erdington and Edgbaston with the backing of a \u00a345,000 government grant.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Majid Mahmood, the cabinet member for environment, said: &#8216;There is absolutely no excuse to dump waste on our streets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s disgusting and means we have to spend money that could be better used in other ways to meet the priorities of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This CCTV should help us monitor hotspot areas in a more efficient way and bring to justice those who are responsible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Westminster in London introduced the high-tech cameras in February, with council officers being alerted automatically when an offence is detected.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme was approved as soiled mattresses, washing machines, barbecues, building waste and other rubbish appeared on streets.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report to a council scrutiny committee warned the CCTV system was &#8216;unlikely to assist&#8217; when a vehicle wasn&#8217;t involved as &#8216;we would be unlikely to be able to identify them&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But the council \u2013 which recorded 1,700 offences in 2022 including 192 at one site &#8211; said word of the tech had led to levels of fly-tipping falling in hotspots and cameras had been redeployed elsewhere as a result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/18\/78170651-12785065-image-a-4_1700764223779.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham Councillor Majid Mahmood, the cabinet member for environment, said: &#8216;There is absolutely no excuse to dump waste on our streets&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/18\/78170639-12785065-image-a-6_1700764229182.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mahmood added: &#8216;This CCTV should help us monitor hotspot areas in a more efficient way and bring to justice those who are responsible&#8217; (Pictured: Birmingham City council workers)<\/p>\n<p>Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg, who is in charge of city management and air quality, said: &#8216;We have seen a clear reduction in rubbish dumped in several of the hotspot areas where the cameras have been installed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our city inspectors remain vigilant to make sure dumped rubbish is removed with 24 hours of receiving notification.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will continue to use the CCTV camera pilot as a means of tackling the issue and hand out warnings and fixed penalty notices where we have the evidence of who has committed the offence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sophisticated computer algorithms have enabled CCTV analysis software for years, providing number plate and even facial recognition systems.<\/p>\n<p>But these rely on limited data and could not assist with detecting fly-tipping as piles of rubbish appear as a 2D image in an infinite number of shapes and configurations.<\/p>\n<p>AI and other smart CCTV systems are changing the game by being able to identify things that look like what they are searching for with a high degree of success, or narrowing down the time refuse was dumped at a spot.<\/p>\n<p>Dyl Kurpil, managing director of compliance specialists District Enforcement, said: &#8216;Combining high-resolution cameras with artificial intelligence and automatic number plate recognition is transforming the speed with which fly-tipping events can be identified.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;With accurate, fast information, enforcement officers can be quickly on site, minimising the risk of degradation to evidence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The entire investment is recouped not only through the enforcement revenue but also by the lower costs associated with clearing up fly-tipped waste and a reduction in complaints from citizens.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Councils dealt with 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping in 2021\/22 and issued 91,000 fines and other enforcement actions. The total cost to taxpayers is close to \u00a31 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the government announced on-the-spot penalties for anti-social behaviour including littering would be increasing from \u00a3150 to \u00a3500, while fines for fly-tipping would rise from \u00a3400 to \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12785065\/How-AI-help-combat-fly-tipping-Councils-deploy-cameras-help-pinpoint-exactly-rubbish-illegally-dumped.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How AI can help combat fly-tipping: Councils deploy cameras to help pinpoint exactly when rubbish was illegally dumped Often linked<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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