Shame of selfish, lazy fly-tippers
THIS was the sight that greeted me when I drove home along a beautiful country road. The rubbish had been dumped in front of a gate leading to a farmer’s field. When I reported it to the council, I was told that lots of people can’t be bothered to book a slot at the local tip to dispose of their rubbish. If they can take the trouble to load a van and drive to a country lane, why not take it to the tip? Disgusting!
kate lyon, coventry.
MY HUSBAND and I are litter-pickers. We used to volunteer at the local car scheme taking people to hospital and shopping, but this has had to stop due to the pandemic. Walking to the shop to buy our daily newspaper, we noticed how untidy the streets were getting. So, we bought a couple of litter sticks and every day go out picking rubbish. There are several bins on our route where we can deposit litter, but only two for recyclables. When the children are at school, we come home with at least three bags of cans and bottles. I think our dustmen must wonder how we manage to drink so much! We cover 12 roads in a two-mile radius of our home. Many people have thanked us for litter-picking and we have even been given two boxes of chocolates from grateful strangers. We enjoy the walks and are happy to help the community.
yVonne dowson, Benfleet, essex.
I AM not in any way defending flytipping, but it gets worse every time the council makes it harder to dispose of rubbish. The first thing councils did in the initial lockdown was to close their tips and recycling centres, so what were people expected to do with their waste? Now to dispose of your rubbish you have to go online to book a slot and specify what you need to dispose of. The answer to fly-tipping is to get the council to take all waste. Michael alBin,
Burnley, lancs.
NO WONDER people are fly-tipping. My local refuse tip has been closed for a year because of Covid. Do we really socialise when getting rid of our rubbish? People are in and out of their cars as quickly as possible. We are keeping busy by gardening and spring cleaning, so need to get rid of green waste and unwanted items. Come on, councils, the best way to prevent flytipping is to re-open the tips.