How Fortix AI Is Helping Councils Tackle Fly-Tipping with Smart Surveillance
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Fighting Fly-Tipping: How Fortix AI Helps Local Authorities Stay One Step Ahead

Fly-tipping and illegal waste dumping continue to be a costly and persistent issue across the UK, especially in rural land, public spaces, and roadside areas. For local authorities, the scale of the problem is growing—but budgets, resources, and staff availability often aren’t keeping pace.

At Fortix, we’ve built a solution to change that.

Our mission is simple: make advanced detection and enforcement tools accessible to every council and enforcement team, regardless of size or infrastructure. Fortix AI is a scalable, intelligent CCTV platform designed to detect, deter, and document illegal dumping in real time—a trustworthy partner to support overstretched teams.


How the Fortix AI System Works

Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how our technology supports your team from detection to enforcement:

1. Continuous AI Monitoring

Fortix connects to your existing CCTV infrastructure (or our portable solar-powered units) and processes live camera feeds 24/7, with AI models designed for rural, urban, and remote environments. It works day and night, regardless of conditions.

2. Real-Time Understanding of Activity

Whereas traditional CCTV might trigger on any movement, Fortix is intelligent—it understands what it’s seeing. It analyses human behaviour and activity patterns to distinguish between routine movement and high-risk behaviour.

3. Detection of Risk Factors

Fortix has been trained to identify common signs of illegal dumping:

  • People in unauthorised or unsupervised areas

  • Vehicles stopping in known hotspots or lay-bys

  • High-risk vehicles like vans, tippers, or flatbeds

  • Individuals carrying or unloading bulky waste

  • Suspicious behaviour during off-hours (e.g. after midnight)

This contextual understanding allows Fortix to filter out false positives and focus your attention where it’s needed.

4. Instant Alerts

When a high-confidence incident is detected, Fortix sends immediate alerts to your team by SMS, email, or mobile app—ensuring the right people know as it’s happening, not after the fact.

5. Evidence Logged Automatically

Fortix captures and stores the key evidence automatically:

  • Labelled video clips and screenshots

  • Incident reports for escalation

  • Footage available in a secure, cloud-based portal

You can log in at any time to review, download, or share the material with enforcement teams.


6. Enforcement and Deterrence

Captured footage and auto-generated reports can be used to:

  • Support fines and prosecutions

  • Deter repeat offences with signage and awareness

  • Coordinate clean-up teams faster

  • Share with neighbouring authorities for cross-boundary fly-tipping

Helping Councils Cut Costs & Boost Response

Fly-tipping costs local governments millions of pounds every year. With Fortix, councils gain:

Faster response times
Better evidence for enforcement
Fewer cleanups through prevention
Affordable technology that works even in remote locations

Ready to Tackle Fly-Tipping with AI?

Fortix is already helping authorities across the UK detect and respond to illegal dumping in real time. If your team is struggling to keep up or lacks the budget for round-the-clock monitoring, we’d love to show you how Fortix can help.


Book a demo today or get in touch for a trial unit.