MORE than 6,000 fly tipping incidents involving electricals have been reported in Southampton over the past five years, new figures have shown.

Data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has shown that a total of 6,340 e-waste fly tipping incidents have been reported in the city since 2016.

Analysis by global technology company OKdo has now shown though that Southampton ranks as the eighth highest city in the country for this type of issue.

The city with the highest amount of dumped e-waste incidents was Liverpool with just under 10,000 cases in five years.

According to national fly tipping statistics by DEFRA, there were on average 17 fly tipping incidents per 1,000 people in England last year.

Most fly tipping incidents involve household waste (65%) and around 15% of all fly tipping incidents include electrical waste.

Richard Curtin, SVP of Technology at OKdo commented on the findings: “As a business, and as part of the wider Electrocomponents group, we are committed to making responsible choices whilst supporting rapid technological development.

"It’s our priority to make sure our customers can trust us to be conscious about our environmental impact and know that we’re taking tangible steps to reduce it."