Lots of fly-tipping, but zero prosecutions in Lewisham
It's a disgusting sight and judging by the fact that graffiti has been sprayed on some of the dumped rubbish, at least some of it has been there quite a while.
This is the scene at the moment in Senegal Road in the London Borough of Lewisham.
It's a disgusting sight and judging by the fact that graffiti has been sprayed on some of the dumped rubbish, at least some of it has been there quite a while.
Councils need to get tougher on fly-tippers. Last year Lewisham Council failed to prosecute a single fly-tipper. Not one. Zero. Which, quite frankly, is pathetic.
"This is a shocking sight but is all too common," says Martin Montague, founder of the free fly-tipping reporting app and website ClearWaste.com. "Councils need to crack down on these waste criminals. Fly-tipping is a major problem in this country, whether it is in towns and cities or the countryside. "It costs us ordinary taxpayers a fortune to clear it up and it damages the environment."