Fly tippers fill streets of Lincolnshire town with mountains of rubbish after council cleared 34 tons
Fly tipping in Brumby Common Lane
North Lincolnshire Council
Disgusting fly-tippers have dumped rubbish on a site that was cleared just weeks beforehand.
A council clean-up saw 34 tons of rubbish removed from a suburb on the outskirts of Scunthorpe.
However, shameless fly-tippers with no concern for their community have dumped more waste and white goods in a previously cleared alleyway in Crosby.
Back in May, North Lincolnshire Council spent two days picking up the mountain of rubbish in alleys, known locally as tenfoots, only to find the problem returning almost immediately.
Fly tipping in Brumby Common Lane
North Lincolnshire Council
The new dumped mess off Frodingham Road has caused outrage from residents. One local said: "All the residents are sick and furious about it. You see people just dumping the rubbish, ignoring the signs that have been put up about loitering and fines. Nearly every tenfoot in Crosby is like this, this one is a 20-second walk from where I live."
Leader of North Lincolnshire Council Rob Waltham said that hearing the news has "infuriated" him.
He said: "Hearing this news really does infuriate me, but sadly comes as no surprise, as we have seen this act of disgusting and selfish behaviour by the minority within that area, time and time again.
"Unfortunately, some of our residents have a complete disregard for their fellow residents or community and believe that the rules do not apply to them. This could not be further from the truth, and we are doing everything possible to catch these people in the act.
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Fly tipping waste was cleared earlier this year
North Lincolnshire Council
Earlier this week, it was announced a householder who dumped bin-bags of rubbish, garden cuttings and old furniture on Brumby Common Lane has been slapped with a £1,000 fine.
The dumper left the rubbish next to one of the council’s own signs warning about fines for littering. The flytip was discovered by a council operative in February, who immediately reported the environmental crime and it was cleared.
Enforcement officers discovered the culprit and they agreed to pay the fixed penalty notice instead of being taken to court.
Councillor Waltham added: "There is no excuse for flytipping and we will not hesitate to fine these disgusting and despicable individuals. We recently raised fines for flytipping from £400 to £1,000 – it really isn’t worth it for people to do this, especially when the council provides so many ways for them to recycle their rubbish."
Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of liquid or solid waste on land or in water, with it usually being left to avoid the costs of disposing of the items properly.
Last year, local authorities carried out 532,000 enforcement actions against fly-tippers, a five per cent increase of 24,000 actions from 507,000 the previous year.
The total number of court fines last year was 1,491 with a combined value of £785,000, according to Government data.