Help catch the offenders dumping rubbish on our streets
Published: 21 June 2023
A man who dumped four large appliances on the borough’s streets is the latest grime crime offender to appear on Redbridge Wall of Shame.
Camera footage of the man in a hi-vis jacket shows him wheeling the bulky items along the street only to dump them on Chadwell Heath Lane.
Footage of the environmental crime was part of four CCTV clips released in the June edition of Redbridge Wall of Shame showing people fly-tipping in the borough.
Other offenders include a woman leaving behind bedding on the street, as well as people dumping rubbish beside bins, which is also fly-tipping.
Redbridge Council is calling on the community to help identify the culprits caught on camera ditching their rubbish in Redbridge.
Head to Redbridge Wall of Shame to view the footage: https://wallofshame.redbridge.gov.uk/
If you can help identify any of the culprits caught on camera, please contact Redbridge Council on: Cleansing.Services@redbridge.gov.uk
The law-breakers face a £400 fixed penalty notice or prosecution if caught – both of which can be easily avoided by getting rid of rubbish legally and responsibly through a range of waste disposal services in the borough.
Redbridge Council even offers a Bulky Waste Collection Service entitling local people to a FREE collection every 12 months (maximum of 3 items). For more details, including costs for additional collections go to: www.redbridge.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/book-a-bulky-waste-or-large-item-collection/
Redbridge Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety, Cllr Khayer Chowdhury, said: “Fly-tipping is a blight on our borough and we take a zero tolerance approach. We’re doing all we can as a council to crack down on the offenders, but we know we can make the biggest difference when we work together as a community. Redbridge Wall of Shame not only empowers local people to help tackle fly-tipping, it also makes it harder for fly-tippers to evade justice.”
Redbridge Wall of Shame forms part of the council’s on-going work under the borough’s Our Streets strategy to create a cleaner Redbridge. Taking a tough stance on grime crime, the council will fine or prosecute any individual or business caught dumping rubbish in the borough.
Enforcement action is coupled with other council led fly-tipping initiatives, including community engagement work, free online workshops on reducing and disposing of waste properly, and targeted fly-tipping operations.
Residents can easily report any fly-tips they spot in the borough online through the council’s Report It page: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/report-it/
All fly tips made known to the council are recorded and investigated, with enforcement action being taken if evidence is found. The council aims to clear all recorded fly-tips on council land and the highway within 24 hours of it being reported.
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