Calls for action over flytipping
A CONSERVATIVE campaigner who wants Reading to do more to tackle flytipping has highlighted rubbish he feels is particularly bad.
Nick Fudge, who lives in West Reading, has reported a number of incidents at bottle banks, and has expressed frustration at Reading Borough Council’s lack of action.
He said that he reported rubbish being dumped at St Paul’s Court of Berkeley Avenue on Monday, July 25.
And in June, he reported similar incidents at bottle banks in Norcot Road and Medway Park in Church End Lane, Tilehurst and dumping in Southcote Lane and Tilehurst Road.
The Conservative campaigner, said: “People use the bottle banks as their own tip, they think they can dump there.
“People should not be doing it in the first place, but the problem could be solved if the council got rid of the bottle banks and introduced kerbside glass recycling collections.
“That would stop people dumping rubbish at the banks.”
He also said there is a problem of littering and overflowing at public litter bins.
Suggestion a solution, Mr Fudge said: “Generally, there needs to be a review of where bins are and where they should be.
“I was regularly reporting bins in Pell Street pile up with flytipping two to three times a week.
“The bin has gone and so has fly-tipping from that place.”
Incidents of flytipping can be reported using the Love Clean Reading app.
Earlier this year, Cllr Adele Barnett-Ward (Labour, Thames) said the previous neighbourhoods and communities stated that the council is using CCTV to deter fly-tippers at bottle banks in Howard Street, Kensington Road and Amity Road.
No CCTV appears to have been installed at the bottle banks Mr Fudge has highlighted.
While he supports the use of CCTV to monitor the issue, Mr Fudge argued it needs to be rolled out at more bottle banks – there are around 50 of them across the town.
A council spokesperson said the cameras has been deployed to ‘hotspot’ bottle banks.
“CCTV allows officers to identify fly-tippers who are depositing waste from a vehicle, at any time of the day or night, where evidence may not have been found on site by an Officer,” they said.
“The team also undertake activities to inform and educate residents on waste management and correct methods of disposing of their excess or bulky waste.
“We find that CCTV cameras are best placed where there is vehicle activity, as we can identify the fly tippers via vehicle registrations.”
They added: “CCTV cameras are not always effective in locations next to main roads, busy junctions or in areas where waste is not deposited from a vehicle.
“We will continue to investigate fly-tipping across the borough and where possible, will take enforcement action.
“If any local residents witness any fly-tipping activity we would encourage them to report the incident so action may be taken.
“Fly-tipping can be reported to Reading Borough Council via the contact centre, the website or the Love Clean Reading app.”