Flytipping warning to locals

North West Leicestershire District Council says it is proving costly cleaning up after people who dump waste illegally.

Residents in North West Leicestershire are being urged to respect the rules of recycling sites after several instances of fly-tipping.

The council said it was proving costly to clean up after those who break the rules and locations across the district are being affected, especially the recycling point in the Morrisons car park at Whitwick Retail Park.

The council has issued a reminder to local residents reminding them what they can take to local recycling centres over the Christmas and New Year period. 

Councillor Alison Smith MBE, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Services, said: “We’re not asking people to recycle responsibly for the council’s benefit, it’s for the benefit of all those people that want to use these sites in the correct manner but can’t due to the selfishness of others.

“We have evidence to show that some businesses are using these bins to avoid having to pay for commercial waste collections. This fills up the bins and means people who want to recycle at these sites can’t.

“People are quite rightly frustrated - and in some cases receive fines – when they illegally dump their recycling next to the bins because the person before them has filled them with commercial waste, car parts, furniture or any number of other items we see fly-tipped at the site.

“These sites are particularly busy over Christmas so please be considerate to the others in your community by using the bins appropriately.”

To report fly-tipping or to arrange a bulky waste collection, visit www.nwleics.gov.uk/refuse_flytipping