This time I’ll try to show where the responsibility for clearance of rubbish from particular land lies.
This photo (from the web) shows responsibilities for roadside maintenance but can also be used as a guide to the removal of litter and fly tips.
A
From the these two photos, do you know who is responsible for cleaning this lot up?
A. Is quite straightforward as the asbestos is lying on the highway and verge of Upland Road so is the responsibility of the local council. Even so this Hazardous Waste remained for nearly a week before removal!
B
B. Shows two discarded traffic cones in the ditch alongside the B.1393 High Road Thornwood Common. Now if I were the landowner, technically I’d be responsible for their removal and safe disposal. I could contact highways and ask them to recover their property or give me details of any contractor that was working that area to remove what is theirs. Things become more of a problem when you discover half an office has been dumped into your ditch!
The law seems unfair to penalise innocent parties into clearing away other people’s discards, this is why we must stamp out this abhorrent behaviour urgently. On the right I give a useful guide (from the National Fly Tip Prevention Group) as to whom to contact if you discover a fly tip while out walking. If you come across a fly tip taking place – call the police on 999. Jimmy Waters. (North Weald Bassett Citizen of the Year 2016) Page 30
Tel: 07814 863955
Email: june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk
www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk
