A BUSINESSMAN from Hampshire has launched a nationwide battle against fly-tippers.

Martin Montague, from Bishop's Waltham, is the founder of the free ClearWaste app and website.

The service allows people to report illegal dumping anywhere in the UK.

Martin said: "The Meon Valley continues to be very badly hit by fly-tippers – fly-tippers just don't care about the damage they do to the countryside."

Since lockdown began, the number of fly-tipping incidents has reportedly doubled with many rubbish tips only available during pre-booked slots.

Martin is determined to play his part in stopping fly-tippers, and said: "My aim with the ClearWaste.com app and website is to make it really easy for people to report fly-tipping.

"Eventually I got sick of waiting for someone else to come up with some way to try to fix the problem of fly-tipping, so I decided that someone needed to do something about it and that someone was going to have to be me."

"If people find fly-tipped stuff they just take a picture with the app, put in a few details and a report will instantly be sent to the local council."

An episode of Rip Off Britain featuring Martin will air on BBC One on Tuesday at 9.15am and will be available afterwards on BBC iPlayer.