FIVE TONNES of car tyres and eight tonnes of general waste has been cleared from the motorway in a crack-down on fly-tipping.
Last week, a total of 13 tonnes of waste was cleared from the embankment on the A329M by a team organised by Wokingham Borough Council.
The council say the clearance is part of their crack-down on illegal fly-tipping. This involves making residents and businesses — including home-based ones — understand their legal responsibility to dispose of waste correctly.
Localities officers from the council have also been visiting businesses to check they are following waste disposal laws.
More than 100 have so far been visited. Of these, 37 have been issued notices to provide the correct documents within 14 days to prove they are getting rid of their waste correctly. Failure to respond within this time means a £300 fixed penalty notice.
So far, 6 businesses have received this fine.
“We know most people take their responsibility to dispose of their waste seriously and do so correctly, but some still insist on dumping litter and rubbish illegally,” said Susan Parsonage, the council’s chief executive. “Clearing this criminally fly-tipped waste from this difficult location is time-consuming and creates unnecessary disruption on the road network.
“Household and businesses waste must only be given to a registered waste carrier and we’re implementing a range of measures to prevent and enforce against fly-tipping as we continue to tackle this blight on our borough.”
Council officers will continue to visit local businesses in the coming months.
They are authorised to inspect a company’s waste contract, number of organised collections as well as storage space for the waste produced.
