The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Truck linked to fly-tipping tracked down
Ablue truck at the centre of a fly-tipping probe following incidents across Dundee and Fife, has been seen parked in Glenrothes.
The truck, which seems not to have an MoT, was first caught on CCTV apparently dumping rubbish at Dunsinane Industrial Estate in July, but locals claim to have seen it making several visits to the site before then and since.
Residents have connected the blue Leyland DAF truck with incidents in Fife, including at Little Raith Wind Farm.
It was caught on camera again, this time at the site near Mossmorran, when rubbish was left at the entrance.
The Courier then saw the truck parked in Glenrothes after locals got in touch to say it had been left there on and off for over a week.
DVLA records suggest the MoT for the vehicle expired last year.
The owner of the garage it is parked outside of, on Poplar Road in Woodside, said it was not connected to his business.
Heather Lynn, who works at Dunsinane Industrial Estate, said she had submitted footage of the incident in Dundee to the authorities.
“It’s been going on for over a month. The CCTV of the fly-tipping has been sent in to the council and Sepa,” Ms Lynn said.
But the truck may have been connected to further incidents, with Fife resident Hugh Ramsay linking it to fly-tipping in Kincardine last year.
“They dumped topsoil on a farm road – it seemed like it was from doing up someone’s garden,” he said.
“There was a wee Santa in the pile, so I posted it online, which helped me find the people responsible.”
A spokesperson for Fife Council said a probe into fly-tipping linked to the truck is continuing, while Sepa (the Scottish Environment Protection Agency) said it was investigating too.
A Sepa spokesperson said: “Fly-tipping is not only unsightly but, depending on the nature of the waste, can also be hazardous.
“Sepa is aware of flytipping in the area and is continuing to work with partners to investigate these incidents. We would encourage anyone that witnesses any fly-tipping incidents to report it through the Dumb Dumpers site at dumbdumpers.org.uk
“If the incident is ongoing or believed to be of a hazardous nature report the incident using our 24hour online form at sepa. org.uk/report.”