Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Residents rage at mess
Rubbish and clothes strewn around near block of flats
RESIDENTS have been left raging after overflowing Eurobins led to rubbish being strewn across the ground outside a block of flats.
Rubbish was left lying across the entrance to the flats on Dudhope Street, while i n the car park Eurobins were overflowing and clothes, bedding and jackets were piled up nearby.
Frances Rougvie, 26, who lives on Dudhope Street, said: “On Sunday morning we were greeted with this rubbish all down the road.
“It was even worse at the Eurobins themselves, which were stacked with rubbish and old clothes. Why would anyone feel the need to leave them there when they could have gone to a charity shop?
“I know it’s just after Christmas, but that’s no excuse for it. There are only so many times a week a binman can come out and empty these dumpsters – if more people were looking after the environment and splitting up their recycling accordingly we wouldn’t be seeing this sort of mess.”
A few hours after our photo was taken on Monday, a Dundee City Council street cleaner appeared on his rounds.
He collected the refuse at the start of Dudhope Street and filled a plastic bag.
The litter he picked up included eggshells, tomatoes, rotting fruit, a condom and plastic cartons for foodstuffs.
A council spokesman said: “Flytipping is antisocial behaviour that blights the areas where it happens.
“Anyone who does it is acting illegally and the council has robust procedures to try to deter this selfish and dishonest activity.
“Anyone who is caught fly-tipping can be fined up to £40,000.
“The council offers a bulky uplift service to dispose of household items appropriately, or they can be taken to one of our household waste recycling centres.
“Residents should use the corresponding bin for recyclables, food waste and general waste to help prevent any overflowing.”