Doncaster residents asked to dispose of rubbish responsibly following fly-tipping a mile from waste disposal site

The Doncaster West Neighbourhood Policing Team posted photos of two large sofas, a chair and garden waste dumped by a farm in Conisbrough on their Facebook page.

They said: “Again we see the result of persons who cannot be bothered to dispose of their rubbish responsibly, this behaviour has an impact on both the farmer and the local authority, please dispose of your rubbish responsibly, there is a council-run waste disposal site approximately one mile from where this rubbish has been dumped at Conisbrough. “In what society is this behaviour acceptable.”

There has been an increase in fly-tipping in Doncaster in lockdown with tips temporarily closed – harsher fines have been brought in by the Council to dissuade this type of behaviour.

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