Council staff ramp up war against fly-tippers across Harborough

The local authority is setting up new undercover CCTV cameras at notorious tipping hotspots to nail offenders wrecking the environment and destroying the countryside.

The council regularly uses crucial camera footage to prosecute fly-tippers throughout the patch.

“More cameras are now being utilised.

“Our environmental crime vehicle is also equipped with a camera and is continuing to patrol the district every day,” said a Harborough District Council spokesman.

The council tackled 96 reports of illegal tipping in April and May - slightly down on the same period in 2019.

Bags of clothes and hosiery material have been dumped in a country lane on the edge of Billesdon in the latest eco-outrage.

Cllr Phil King, who leads Harborough council, said: “We are stepping up our round-the-clock battle to tackle and defeat fly-tippers.

“Our covert cameras are watching them 24/7 and we will continue to do our utmost to catch them and make them pay.”

If you come across a fly-tipping incident you can tip off Harborough council by visiting their dedicated webpage here:

https://www.harborough.gov.uk/report-fly-tipping