Hunt for fly-tippers after spate of illegal dumping in East Riding
A whole fitted kitchen remains, sofa and decking are just some of the items that have been dumped in the area in the last week.
There's been a sharp rise in the illegal dumping of waste in the East Riding in the past week.
East Riding Council's now investigating a number of fly tipping incidents - which at one site included the remains of a whole fitted kitchen.
In other cases, rubble, sofas, chairs, tiles and decking dumped at the side of country roads in the North and South Newbald, Brough and Elloughton areas.
Residents say in one case building rubbish was left at the same site three times in three weeks.
They are now appealing for anyone with information about four incidents in the past week:
• The ripped out remains of a fitted kitchen including cupboards and worktops, a sofa, chairs, a mattress, tiles, and rubble were found on Crabley Lane, near South Cave and Brough, on Monday 18 April.
• Large barn-like doors, slate tiles, corrugated metal, wood, were dumped on the site of the Wolds Way at Stoneknowle Hill, North Newbald, which was reported to the council on Friday 15 April. Officers believe the fly-tippers returned to the site three times as the heavy rubbish was in three separate piles.
• More than 40 bags of rubble and doors were found at the side of South Cave Road, near South Newbald, on the main A1034 road between Market Weighton and South Cave on Thursday 14 April.
• Fence panels, paving slabs and decking were found along Elloughton Dale, Elloughton, on Wednesday 13 April.
Mike Featherby, the council’s head of streetscene services, said:
“There has been a sharp increase in the amount of building waste being fly-tipped in that rural area and we would like to catch the people responsible.
“Someone may have seen this rubbish being dumped, or noticed suspicious activity in these areas at that time, such as a large van or lorry with its back doors open, and we would like them to contact us.
“All reports of fly-tipping are investigated by the council and any evidence found will be used to bring a prosecution.”
Anyone found guilty of fly-tipping could face a fine of up to £50,000 and even imprisonment.
The council continues to warn residents to make sure they get rid of their waste properly either by taking it to their local household waste recycling site or by hiring a licensed waste carrier to take away their rubbish.