WARRINGTON Borough Council is urging residents to report fly-tipping issues following concerns raised in the Fairfield area of town.
One local resident contacted Warrington-Worldwide to raise concerns that fly-tipping on the back lanes behind Fothergill Street were more like an industrial area than residential.
The resident, who does not wish to be identified, said the council had refused to move two dumped sofas because they were part on the landowner’s property.
They had been there for over two months – although they have since been removed since Warrington-Worldwide alerted the council.
As well as the sofas there was glass, dog muck and litter all the way along the lane. The grids were also full of concrete and other things that have been dumped.
The concerned resident said: “My fear is that the many children who play here are going to get hurt. It’s also attracting vermin with the waste.”
A Warrington Borough Council spokesperson said: “Issues can be reported to the Contact Centre on 01925 443322 or via warrington.gov.uk/report. Those complaints are sent through to the service who check for evidence and aim to identify those responsible.
“In some instances waste is on private land which is for the landowner to remove even if it has been dumped illegally. If the landowner identifies evidence that would assist us to take action then we will investigate. Criminal action can and will follow where evidence is found, leading to those responsible for dumping waste. That might be from eye witnesses or from CCTV or from within the waste itself.
“We are sympathetic to local landowners who suffer from the blight of fly-tipping and then additionally have the financial burden of removal of that waste. Equally we recognise that fly-tipping blights our communities and local residents are keen to ensure it is removed quickly and those responsible prosecuted. It’s key that anyone who witnesses fly-tipping contacts us with as much information as possible so we can investigate and take action.”
