'We believe people are coming from different parts of the city and dumping their rubbish because they know it will get picked up for free.'
Chris Mitchell claims cleansing workers have seen an increase inpost-Christmas – with carpets, furniture and old pieces of clothing dumped along streets, including Dixon Avenue.
Chris said: “Fly-tipping is obviously worse after Christmas. The issue improves a couple of months before the festive period when people start using the bulk uplift services properly. “I don’t think it is fair for the people who live there and have to endure that. People are trying to do their best and make the area liveable but if we don’t act the problem will only get worse in years to come.”Chris is now calling for educational programmes to take place and for community meetings to talk about the importance of cleansing, the environment and encouraging residents to report these issues.
“Our members are doing their best to try and keep the streets as clean as possible. Everything is being dumped, from furniture to bags of clothes. “Every year we campaign for more employment to the cleansing service and every year we face horrendous cuts which are not doing the city any favours. They said: “A rapid response team is available on a routine basis to remove fly-tipping, a neighbourhood team is in place to deal with both litter and fly-tipping and there are also neighbourhood liaison staff that can address a range of environmental issues.
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