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District councillors have declared war on fly-tippers throughout North Kesteven.
Thursday, 20th May 2021, 5:30 pm
A variety of junk was dumped, polluting the Ancaster Valley SSSI, some time during the past two weeks.
And it comes as police appeal for witnesses to an outrageous act of dumping junk on a local nature reserve beauty spot in Ancaster.
The number of fly-tipping incidents reported in the district has jumped by two thirds in a year – from 837 in 12 months ending in March 2020 to 1,405 in the same period ending this March.
With a similar trend across Lincolnshire, the district council has said enough is enough and has formed a county-wide Environmental Crime Partnership with all relevant agencies working together.
| Updated: 08:32, 02 February 2021
Rate payers have spent £6,000 in one month in clearing away dumped rubbish.
A total of 371 incidents of flytipping were reported in the district over October, November and December, members of the Performance Monitoring Panel were told.
Councillors were also told that the district had spent £3,000 in December 2019 on clearing away flytipping but this had doubled for the same month in 2020.
South Holland District Council staff clear up the flytip in Spalding (44048829)
Members were also told that there has been a 140% increase of household waste such as furniture and mattresses.
The meeting was told that the councilâs bulky waste collection had been reorganised in order to meet demand. Collections are now being held three times a week instead of once.