‘Fly-tipping’ turns out to be a missed council refuse collection

An investigation into alleged fly-tipping in Glenrothes has revealed the pile of rubbish was actually a missed collection by Fife Council.

A woman, who wished not to be named, had paid for a special collection by the local authority which was due to take place on November 9.

The double bed frame, mattress, fridge freezer and chip fryer were left lying on a grass area near the Queensway roundabout.

The items were inspected by officers from the local authority who placed stickers which stated that the “illegal dumping” was under investigation.

However, it has now emerged the items were, in fact, part of a specially arranged uplift which had been missed.

The woman said: “I had arranged to have the items picked up by the council between 6am and 9pm on Friday last week and I was told to put them on a kerb. There is a bus stop outside so the bed, fridge freezer and the chip fryer were put to the side on the grass area.

“The fridge is quite large so it was put further up the grass so it would not roll on to the road.

“They weren’t collected and the council is closed at the weekend so I called them on Monday and they said they would mark it as a missed collection.”

The woman said she was trying to find a private company who would remove the waste.

Dawn Jamieson, safer communities team manager said: “The team sticker items to reassure local people that the council is investigating further.

“Unfortunately, the items were missed on the day they were due to be collected but they were picked up by a subsequent vehicle later in the week.”