Just a small selection of the tyres which have recently been dumped along the lanes in Crostwick and Horstead. As seen today. .

Help catch flytippers who are blighting Broadland area of Norfolk

Sunday, February 19, 2012
10:00 AM

We need your help to catch flytippers – and eliminate the problem blighting our open spaces.

More rubbish fly-tipped at the bottom of Quaker Lane, Spixworth.

That’s the message from Broadland District Council, which has been working to catch those responsible for dumping rubbish illegally.

These pictures, submitted by users of our iwitness24.co.uk site, show the shocking condition of some parts of Spixworth and Crostwick.

Dumped televisions, abandoned tyres and even a discarded car door have been snapped by users over the past fortnight.

Richard Block, head of environmental services at Broadland District Council, said the number of flytipping incidents was reducing but it continued to be “a case of the few spoiling it for the many”.

Van door left on a public footpath at the bottom of Dow Lane, Crostwick.

“We need to change people’s attitudes and behaviour,” he said. “People make a choice to flytip rather than using a legitimate means of disposal.

“The best way to prevent things like this is to take vigorous action where possible. The message gets out that if you do this then you can expect to take the consequences.

“That’s why it’s important for people to get in touch with us. They are our eyes and ears and those who live in the community – if they tell us, we can get it sorted out.”

In the six months to January 2012, the number of flytipping incidents reported and dealt with fell by 16 per cent compared to the year before, to 307 incidents.

He said the council would work with businesses to ensure they had adequate refuse arrangements, but would not shy away from taking action against companies or individuals.

The council is able to collect rubbish dumped on public land and works with private landowners to identify those who flytip on their land – though it charges for removal.

Mr Block added that there were “misconceptions” about what kind of waste county council tips could accept, though businesses often had to pay for disposal.

Broadland DC holds regular waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) events, where unwanted goods can be disposed of and, where possible, tested and re-sold. In the second half of 2011, more than 43 tonnes were recycled from 10 WEEE events.

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9 comments

i dont know the answer but its horrid, im a horse ride and owner and we can no longer get onto fields as farmers have blocked them off. not to stop us enjoying the countryside but to stop people dumping there rubbish there. trouble is you go to the dump and they refuse to take it all so its obvious what uncaring people will do with it.

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thumper327

Sunday, February 19, 2012
I don't see this as a bad thing and let me explain that. I used the city dumps and told I can't bring this can't bring that or even sillier than that you are told only a few lbs of this every week or so. So to me the answer lies around the logistics of these place and relaxing the laws and increasing he opening times instead of having run by people who only want top quality tat that can be sold on. ~smiffy

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Smiffy

Sunday, February 19, 2012
Local free skips are not the answer. Have you seen what happens when someone puts a skip outside their house - the world and his brother fill it up and leave stuff alongside it when it is full! The problem is NOT the Council. It is people that dont care about the environment and just cant be bothererd to spend their time and a few quid obeying the law.

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JJ 007

Sunday, February 19, 2012
samphirelover, well done for what you are doing, but be careful though as the council will be after you for not having a waste carriers license;o)

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ggj666

Sunday, February 19, 2012
I call this poetic justice. Broadland Council are quite happy for their rubbish to be dumped in West Norfolk in the proposed Tory Wheelabrator Incinerator and pollute that area - seems they don't like their own area to be polluted with rubbish though!

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Norfolk and Good

Sunday, February 19, 2012
one has to think how sad these flytippers must be, unable to appreciate the country side

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Rorping

Sunday, February 19, 2012
I have this morning just cleared a lovely stretch of country lane which I walk down daily. I cleared it completely last month and today have filled 2 large bags with empty vodka bottles, fast food containers, plastic bottles, food wrappers, drinks cans and cigarette boxes. It makes me sick that people can just throw all of this out of their car windows.

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samphirelover

Sunday, February 19, 2012
What's the point. The council do not take their legal obligations seriously. Just look at all the blocks drains, cars parked on paths and pavements for hours on end, fly posters all over the place, etc, etc. Basically then just don't seem to care.

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COLD

Sunday, February 19, 2012
Flytipping affects all of us as it despoils the countryside. Unfortunately the policy of local councils to refuse to accept or charge for certain types of waste has exacerbated this problem. Surely it is cheaper to deal with this kind of waste at local tips or 'recycling centres' as they are now known, than to have to send teams of people around the countryside to clear up this unwelcome mess?

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caroline jacobs

Sunday, February 19, 2012