‘Disgusting’ rubbish heaps anger locals on one of most fly-tipped estates in Britain
A Cardiff-based estate has led to the area being labelled as one of the most fly-tipped estates in the UK, leaving residents furious at the “disgusting” surroundings.
Residents of Williton Road in Llanrumney say that mounds of rubbish began to form on the field between homes on the estate.
Resident Craig Hobbs said that the locals had two bonfires on the green at either end of the large, open space each year, but that has soon turned into an “opportunity” for dumping rubbish.
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Fuming local Craig said that people from outside of the town had “seen an opportunity” to leave their waste and began to pile up dangerous mounds of rubbish.
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Resulting rubbish piles have ended up in a dangerous mess that has began sprouting fires, with the fire brigade already attending one fire which they had to put out.
Craig, who was speaking as drivers passed by and shook their heads, said: “It’s absolutely disgusting.
“We have fires every year at bonfire night with fireworks, but they are controlled. It’s lovely, the families pull the sofas out of their homes and we sit and enjoy the bonfire.
“Unbelievable, disgusting. I wouldn’t even go on there now with the grandkids because you wouldn’t know what’s in there.”
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Craig said he and a friend began clearing up the area but that it was “out of control”.
The furious local continued: “Me and my mate Dave spent five hours on Wednesday clearing one of the bonfires up to make it look nice, but this one has got out of control now.
“They are dumping it with no thought of how dangerous it is. There are loads of kids around here and that’s a danger.
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“Look at mine. It looks like a bonfire doesn’t it? It’s good, it’s all wood and good material. But this one has just got black bags, all sorts of rubbish.
“That’s a hazard that is [pointing at the mess in the opposite direction]. I have five kids and I wouldn’t let them go anywhere near it.”
A passer by who headed to the mound of rubbish to pick up some wood, said: “It looks like someone has set up a little seating area. I’ve just come to pick up some stuff. It’s good wood they’re chucking away.”
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Said passer by lamented the fact that toys had been chucked away, adding that those items “could go to charity” and that it was “a lazy waste” for them to be ditched there.
Another resident, Stella Regan, was reported by WalesOnline as saying the area was “absolutely enormous and dangerous”.
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