Illegal Dumping

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Cotta
Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
edited 21 July 2017 at 10:34AM in N. Ireland
Hi All,

I live in a residential area that suffers from illegal dumping due partly to certain areas not being maintained by TNI/Council. Today a mattress has been dumped close by - is there anything that can be done about this?

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  • Wookey
    Wookey Posts: 812 Forumite
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    The council will still probably want to know about illegal dumping as it is them who usually end up having to clear it, small hidden motion detection cameras are usually the only way to catch the culprits whether or not that is something they want to do about it or not though is another thing altogether.
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  • Cherryscone
    Cherryscone Posts: 1,412 Forumite
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    Same close to me theres a bin but people just dump all sorts beside it done in the dead of night of course I do not know of anyone being prosecuted Locally for fly tipping
    ~We are all going to hell and guess who Is driving the bus~
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  • Zola.
    Zola. Posts: 2,204 Forumite
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    Is it for Kultur? If so nothing can be done
  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
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    I asked my local elected representative if there was any way to catch the culprit who dumped the mattress but this was a bit of a silly question. The only solution offered was to maintain the area in question better so that it's no longer looked upon as a dumping ground.
  • duggan1
    duggan1 Posts: 505 Forumite
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    I'd expect the council to spring into action.
  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
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    duggan1 wrote: »
    I'd expect the council to spring into action.

    Really? That's good news.
  • SnowyOwl_2
    SnowyOwl_2 Posts: 5,257 Forumite
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    If it's in a public space, eg on a road, verge, footpath or whatever then the council will pick it up. Obviously they need to be told it's there - a call to Environment Services to report it should do the trick.

    If it happens to be on private land then it's not the council's problem, the landowner will be responsible for its removal.
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,615 Forumite
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    Cotta wrote: »
    Really? That's good news.

    I think it was a joke. Mattress? Spring? Yea, not bad.

    There's a blanket ban on this activity.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
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    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    I think it was a joke. Mattress? Spring? Yea, not bad.

    There's a blanket ban on this activity.
    Haha, manic Friday and I was a bit peeved that this happened.

    Back to the topic, it's on TNI land, the council have said they will lift it, however will any investigation happen?
  • Cherryscone
    Cherryscone Posts: 1,412 Forumite
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    Of Course they won't Investigate It that would be too much like hard work
    Have they lifted it yet Cotta?
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