More city streets become dumping ground for many
FLY-TIPPERS have turned our city into a dumping ground – and many residents see no end in sight.
In the latest example of “filthy Brum”, a fridge was simply dumped on a Winson Green pavement.
A nearby resident complained her home had become a wasteland with bins left overflowing for weeks and disgusting waste left to rot on the street.
Many residents have lived for months with huge mountains of waste piled up right on their doorstep. Even the future home of Birmingham City FC in Bordesley is currently a fly-tipping grot spot, with rubbish sprawled across the streets.
But it’s not just a Birmingham issue. In the UK, the latest figures revealed more than a million incidents of illegal waste dumping were recorded last year.
And with the council in the midst of a financial crisis, and bin collection services facing cuts, many residents in the city will be fearing the worst in years to come.
The council is scrapping weekly bin collections and moving to a fortnightly system, a move that has sparked worry across the city.
Last week the Post reported how Selly Oak had been unofficially rebranded ‘Smelly Oak’ by some due to the amount of rubbish on the streets.
Resident Andrew James has become so fed up that he is now launched a petition pressing for a Public Space Protection Order to target frequent offenders.
“It is a nightmare, especially for people with access and vision issues, parents with pushchairs and those using wheelchairs,” he said. “It’s been like it for years but we have seriously had enough now.”