New appeal to trace fly-tipping culprits
A FRESH appeal has been launched to trace the culprits responsible for a 20 tonne fly-tip just off the Hinckley perimeter road.
The mountain of waste, dumped on Barwell Lane, just off the A47, took Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 14 hours to clear up over two days and cost taxpayers’ more than £4,000 in workers fees and disposal costs.
Investigations are continuing to determine who was responsible for the mess which was found by shocked walkers on February 18.
Made up of two mounds, the rubbish included industrial waste, tyres, carpets, wood, plastics, children’s toys, building rubble and metals.
The borough council has scoured through hours of CCTV footage in a bid to determine when the fly-tip took place, but their efforts have been hampered due to the thousands of vehicles which passed through the area between 5pm on Friday February 17 and 10.30am the following day.
Lisa Kirby, senior clean neighbourhood officer at the borough council, urged anyone with information to get in touch.
She said: “The fly-tip was dumped next to the busy A47 and Barwell Lane, a well used path that links Hinckley and Barwell, but only a few people have so far come forward with information.
“We would particularly like to hear from anyone who walked past the site of the fly tip between 5pm on Friday night and 10.30am on Saturday morning as they may be able to help to narrow down the time when the fly tip occurred so that we can examine CCTV footage again.
“I’d also urge anyone to get in touch if they saw any large tipper lorries in that area on Friday night or early Saturday morning.”
Leicestershire County Council, which picked up the £2,000 bill to dispose of the waste, condemned the fly-tip as “selfish” and “irresponsible”.
A spokesman said: “Flytipping is a selfish and irresponsible crime that leads to an unnecessary cost to the taxpayer, and can cause environmental damage.
“Householders and businesses have a legal responsibility for their waste, and should only pass waste to a legitimate company, who can produce a carriers licence.
“Fly-tipping and any suspicious activity should be reported to the local district or borough council.”
Anyone with information should contact the borough council on Hinckley 255971 or submit details online at www. hinckley-bosworth.gov. uk/streetcleaningQ