Angerat asbestos dumped inwoods
Dangerous material is left in woods
Asbestos sheets were dumped in Gilbertfield woods last week, just hours after locals had tidied the Cambuslang area.
And residents are sickened at yet another incident of flytipping to blight the area.
A further incident, which saw items including children’s dolls houses strewn around by the river Calder route in Newton, was also reported at the weekend.
Fed-up locals are now appealing for any information about the mindless mess, in a bid to track down the culprits.
South Lanarkshire Council have since removed the hazardous material.
Cambuslang residents have slammed callous fly-tippers who dumped sheets of asbestos – just a day after a local group cleared rubbish from the area.
Volunteers had been joined by youngsters from the Cambuslang Football Academy’s Under-14s team to clean up Gilbertfield Woods, collecting around 50 bags of rubbish in the process.
But, they were left angry and frustrated just a day later when they spotted several sheets of asbestos strewn at the side of the woods.
Now an appeal has been launched to catch those responsible.
Although the potentially hazardous material was collected by South Lanarkshire Council the following day, residents were dismayed by the incident, the latest in a string of flytipping crimes in Cambuslang.
Stephen Towill, of Halfway Community Council, said: “After an amazing clean-up of Gilbertfield woods, bagging around 50 bags of bottles, cans and general litter, it’s disappointing to see someone come and fly-tip several sheets of asbestos at the side of the Big tidy up woods. It would be good to urge people to report any activity of fly-tipping they see.
“The brilliant work that’s going on cleaning up the area shows that many people really care about where they live.
“The more awareness we can raise to try make people think twice, the better. And if we can catch people in the act and report them to police, hopefully we can reduce this behaviour. “
Asbestos waste can be dangerous, as fibres released from it can later cause serious diseases – including asbestos related cancers.
It’s removal and disposal should be carried out by specialists, using protective measures, rather than throwing it away in public places.
More information on the work of Cleaning Up Cambuslang can be found on the group’s Facebook page.
Anyone wishing to report fly-tipping should contact the council on 0303 123 1015 or head to the ‘report fly-tipping section’ of their website.