Sheffield Council clean up ‘disgusting’ fly-tipping after beauty spot targeted for second time in weeks

The latest incident was spotted on Sunday morning (April 25) in a stream off Clough Lane in Fulwood, a short distance from Forge Dam park.

One of the walkers who first saw the bags, Jonathan Cooper, said he and his wife had been ‘disgusted’ to come across them – adding they appeared at first glance to contain some form of chemical waste.

“It created an appalling eyesore and quite possibly a pollution risk for wildlife and the environment,” he said.

“And it’s at least the second time within weeks that fly-tippers have dumped the same waste in this same beauty spot.”

After being altered to the fly tipping, Sheffield Council staff attended the site on Wednesday to remove the bags.

They added that while fly tipping can never be fully eradicated, people can help the authority by reporting it to them as soon as possible.

A Sheffield Council spokesperson said: “Fly tipping is unfortunately a national problem and a serious criminal offence. It spoils our streets and natural environment and dealing with it is a huge and avoidable drain on our resources.

“There are hundreds of locations across the city that fall victim to fly tipping and although we explore options to reduce fly tipping opportunities, it would be impossible for us to put measures in place at every single one of these to stop it happening.

“We ask people to report every incident of fly tipping straight away so that we can deal with it as quickly as possible. We always look for evidence in dumped waste and take action where we can, and residents can support this if they have any evidence of who has committed fly tipping offences by submitting information to us when they make a report. Please report at sheffield.gov.uk/home/report.”

The spokesperson added that in certain circumstances, the council can employ preventative measures including the closure of roads, opening up sight lines, redesigning landscape features, CCTV and enforcement.

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