CCTV surveillance has been ramped up on a fly-tipping hotspot in Lye – with offenders warned they will be prosecuted if caught.
CCTV surveillance has been ramped up on a fly-tipping hotspot in Lye – with offenders warned they will be prosecuted if caught.
Bollards are also being installed to stop larger vehicles getting onto the car park on Clinic Drive directly from the bypass.
The land has been plagued by flytippers, with the council called out to clear mounds of dumped rubbish several times in the past few months.
Councillor Damian Corfield, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “We take flytipping extremely seriously – it is a blight on our borough and costs the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds each year to clean up.
“The car park on Clinic Drive has become a hotspot and as a result we have changed the positioning of a couple of our fixed CCTV cameras so they point directly onto the site.
“There was also a gap in the wooden railings which could be being used to access the site directly from the bypass, so we will be putting in bollards to prevent that.
“Our message is very clear – we intend to catch the people flytipping on this site and make sure they are punished through the courts.
“I would like to place on record my thanks to the volunteers who work tirelessly in this area to clean up flytipping – their continued efforts are very much appreciated by the council.”
Flytipping can be reported via MyDudley or by calling Dudley Council Plus on 0300 555 2345.
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