Fears of flytipping increase

ANGUS councillors have warned that the county’s flytipping shame could get even worse.

No enforcement action has been taken against rogue dumpers, despite 369 reports of flytipping in Angus in 2014-15 and 373 last year.

Montrose Lib Dem councillor David May said he had “genuine concerns” the tally would rise further following the introduction of charges f or garden waste pick-up.

The £25 annual charge was introduced this month as part of a major shakeup of recycling services in the wake of “severe budgetary constraints”.

Mr May said: “I have very genuine concerns that our Angus figures on flytipping will now escalate even further as the council is now charging £25 for green waste collection.”

A spokesman for Angus Council said: “There has been no increase in reported flytipping since the start of our new garden waste collection scheme, to which almost 20,000 households have now subscribed.”