{"id":17461,"date":"2017-11-08T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=17461"},"modified":"2017-11-08T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T19:15:20","slug":"fly-tipping-increase-worries-splott-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/fly-tipping-increase-worries-splott-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly-tipping increase worries Splott residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents in Splott are concerned about fly tipping on their streets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They say the area is seeing a rise in the illegal dumping of waste.<\/p>\n

Large items, such as sofas and fridges, are being left on land which does not have a license to take them.<\/p>\n

Keep Splott Tidy is a community group which has partnered up with Cardiff Council to tackle the issue.<\/p>\n

Peter Durrant is the Treasurer of Keep Splott Tidy. He says the amount of dumped waste is harming the local community.<\/p>\n

“Normally the people who do it come from outside the community, and this is what’s really annoying to most residents.”<\/p>\n

“It’s just a blight on the community and once one person dumps and its not picked up fast enough, then other people think it’s quite okay to put household rubbish there as well.”<\/p>\n

“Before you know it, it becomes a huge mess.”<\/p>\n

Mr Durrant is calling for harsher fines and the confiscation of vehicles.<\/p>\n

The current penalties for fly-tipping carry a potential fine of \u00a350,000 or up to a six month prison sentence.<\/p>\n

Cardiff Council are advising people to take down car details and report any incidents.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Council said “Fly-tipping is completely unnecessary – it damages the environment and costs the tax payer a significant amount of money each year.”<\/p>\n

“We frequently carry out patrols with partner organisations and stop and request documentation from people carrying waste in their vehicle and this will continue.”<\/p>\n

Two of the Council’s partner organisations, Keep Splott Tidy and Keep Roath Tidy, have recently been nominated for the ‘Cleaner Communities Award’ for helping keep Cardiff’s streets clean.<\/p>\n

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