Piles of rubbish flytipped in Sheffield canal and M1 underpass including furniture thrown into water

A fed-up resident is sick of seeing heaps of flytipped rubbish on what could be a scenic Sheffield canal.

A resident says piles of bulky waste and household goods have been dumped in Tinsley Canal and the nearby underpass off Sheffield Road, underneath the M1 Tinsley Viaduct.

Rubbish bags and household waste thrown on to the embankment leading off of a set of shops off Sheffield Road.placeholder image
Rubbish bags and household waste thrown on to the embankment leading off of a set of shops off Sheffield Road. | Submitted
Furniture thrown in the water of Tinsley Canal, off Sheffield Road, Sheffield.placeholder image
Furniture thrown in the water of Tinsley Canal, off Sheffield Road, Sheffield. | Submitted
Bulky household waste and electrical goods dumped in the underpass off Sheffield Road, underneath the M1 Tinsley Viaduct.placeholder image
Bulky household waste and electrical goods dumped in the underpass off Sheffield Road, underneath the M1 Tinsley Viaduct. | Submitted
This image shows a partition in the shrubbery off Sheffield Road where the flytippers apparently threw their dumped waste.placeholder image
This image shows a partition in the shrubbery off Sheffield Road where the flytippers apparently threw their dumped waste. | submitted

It includes furniture thrown in the water, dozens of bin bags chucked onto the embankment off Sheffield Road, and electrical goods left on footpaths in a nearby subway.

It was reported to Sheffield City Council on February 27.

Fresh photos sent to The Star on March 3 show the pile in the underpass is growing.

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