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fly-tipping

British  

noun

  1. the deliberate dumping of rubbish in an unauthorized place

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Cardiff council said fly-tipping "harms the environment and costs taxpayers", while Rhondda Cynon Taf Council said there was "never an excuse to fly-tip".

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Fly-tipping Action Wales said it was working on a new national awareness campaign "in response to concerns raised by councils about growing levels of black bag dumping".

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Darren Lloyd, aged 60, from the Grangetown area of Cardiff, said he had become used to seeing fly-tipping around local bins and in gated lanes in his area.

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Cardiff council said fly-tipping was "completely unnecessary" and cost taxpayers a significant amount of money each year.

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"The council is committed to funding frontline services, and these services have not been cut. In fact, a restructure within the street cleansing department will ensure there are more enforcement officers on the streets to report and deal with any fly-tipping that does occur," a council spokesperson said.

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