Sunday Mirror

Wasters who dump on the neighbours

- BY STEPHEN HAYWARD

GETTING rid of garden waste is no problem for antisocial homeowners – they simply chuck it over their neighbour’s fence.

Less than half of Brits dispose of cuttings and trimmings at an official tip or recycling centre and just under 30% put it in the correct domestic bin.

But a disturbing number hurl it next door, according to a survey by waste disposal firm Hippo ahead of National Gardening Week next month.

When asked what they do with garden waste, answers included: “Chuck it over the wall”, “Use the black bin,” and “Throw it over the neighbour’s fence.”

Hippo boss Gareth Lloyd-Jones said: “It is obviously not acceptable, no matter how stumped you are about getting rid.”

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