The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Warning over fly-tipper risk
Householders are being urged to take care over who they pay to dispose of rubbish, after waste from an address in Monifieth was dumped in Perthshire.
The plea follows reports of rubbish dumped in Davie Park in Rattray, Alyth Den and Dronley Woods.
It comes just months after a spate of fly-tipping and vandalism was discovered at Davie Park.
Caroline Shiers, who represents Blairgowrie and the Glens on Perth and Kinross Council, said people had to be sure where their rubbish is going before they pay people to take it away.
She came across the dumped waste in Davie Park and found personal documents among the mess which led back to an individual in Monifieth.
She said: “The rubbish was dumped at the weekend down at the football ground.
“It is clearly stuff that has come out of someone’s garage, there are black bags full of household rubbish, children’s toys and children’s shoes.
“But there were also personal documents among it like receipts and banking information. I have taken them to give to council officers so they can track down where this has come from.”
She said officers were also looking into rubbish recently left at Alyth Den and Dronley Woods.
Ms Shiers said: “It is not good for the council tax payer to pay for it either, but I have sympathy for farmers and landowners who have rubbish dumped on their own land.
“I suspect someone has seen an advert from someone offering to take away their rubbish and maybe done this in good faith.
“But if it sounds like too good of an offer, there is a good chance it will not be disposed of properly.”
All recycling centres in Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross are open.
Perth and Kinross Council was asked to comment.