Fly-tipping is up, but the anti-fly tipping team is issuing significantly fewer fines for dumping waste this year. Greens are calling for more people in the anti-fly-tipping team.
Councillor Rob White (Green Party, Park Ward) said: “It is a shame that Labour councillors haven’t resourced the anti-fly-tipping team properly. Fewer fines are being issued and fly-tipping remains a problem.
“Greens would like to see more resource for tackling fly-tipping, but unfortunately the council is going in the opposite direction, cutting the free bulky waste collection service which was designed to help tackle fly-tipping.
“Nationally Greens are campaigning for the Labour government to fund councils properly, to force manufacturers to produce less packaging, and to promote reuse and repair. This would cut down on the rubbish on our roads and mean councils were better resourced to tackle what remains.”
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