What a load of rubbish! Fly-tipper dumps boxes and breeze blocks on blind bend
Cardboard boxes, breeze blocks, an old door and wood were among a large pile of rubbish inresponsibly dumped on a blind bend at a road near Aldridge.
Council officers were alerted to the scene at Forge Lane, Little Aston on Tuesday morning.
Cyclist William Day came across the rubbish before it was removed.
He said: "I was horrified to cycle down the hill of Forge Lane between Aldridge and Shenstone this morning to discover some irresponsible lorry driver had dumped about five tonnes of building rubbish on a T junction which is a blind corner.
"Fortunately the police had got there before me and put out warning cones and lights.
"The building contractor must know this is going on and should be caught and punished."
Council officers were dispatched to clear up the mess the same morning and have subsequently issued an appeal for anyone with information on the culprits to come forward.
The incident happened in the Lichfield district near the border of the Walsall borough which itself has been blighted by fly-tipping in recent months.
Walsall Council spent nearly £250,000 in 12 months cleaning up rubbish which was been illegally dumped.
The soaring cost came after more than 3,300 reports in 2014/15.
A trail of household rubbish, including a bath tub and a toilet seat, left outside Streetly Crematorium was among recent incidents.
While residents living near New Invention have campaigned for action after suffering with problems with fly-tipping in the area for 15 years.
Neighbouring authority Lichfield District Council has also had its fair share of problems.
A recent spate saw officers called out 12 times in 24 days during August and September with bosses stating the rate of incidents was on course to cost them £100,000 this year.
Councillor Iain Eadie, waste services chief, said: "Fly-tipping is a criminal offence.
"When people do it they are not just blocking the roads and causing a danger, they are running up a big bill.
"It can cost up to £100,000 of council tax payers' money to clear away local fly-tipping each year, which is money that we could be spending on other local services.
"We are very keen to catch and prosecute the culprits. It only takes one or two rogue traders to create a huge problem."
