Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s private litter-enforcement contractor issued 644 fixed penalty notices between May and September 2026, according to a report to be presented at the council’s Environmental Services Committee tonight (10 November).
The update sets out enforcement activity and legal case outcomes as the council seeks to reduce environmental crime across the borough.
Cigarette-butt litter was the leading reason for notices, accounting for 585 of the total. The monthly number issued fell from 212 in May to 50 in September; 362 notices were recorded as paid over the five-month period.
The contract with National Enforcement Solutions (NES), also referred to as 3GS, began on 11 May. Two enforcement officers are currently deployed each day, while recruitment continues towards a team of seven.
The report also records convictions in cases involving sheep worrying, unlicensed dogs, dogs straying and fly-tipping, heard at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court between June and August. In a separate food-hygiene case in September, an emergency prohibition order was granted.
Council teams issued further fixed penalties between May and October, including eight for littering, five for unlicensed dogs, four for dog fouling and three for fly-tipping. The report said complaints and intelligence would guide targeted patrols across the borough.
