A BUCKS farmer woke up this morning to discover his crops covered in a “lorry-load” of fly-tipped rubbish.
The Hollingdon farmer, known as ‘Heady’ online, posted a video on Twitter showing the huge pile of waste now damaging his oat field.
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In the video, he said: “We’ve grown a lorry load of fly-tipping overnight.
“This is a crop we are lovingly caring for, planted, spending money on, and now it’s covered in other people’s rubbish.”
He added: “It is disgusting.”
The junk included a lawnmower, a double glazed window frame, a table football game, a suitcase, wooden furniture, an artificial Christmas tree and more.
The farmer has been in touch with Buckinghamshire environmental health team which is now investigating the case.
Confirming we are actively investigating this one
— BucksFlyTipping (@BucksFlyTipping) May 29, 2020
We take cases (with strong evidence) on private land and we seek clean-up costs for landowner if we can prosecute dumper or duty of care failure(s)#SCRAPflytipping pic.twitter.com/IbiaC1D5e9
Because the waste was dumped on private land, it is up to the landowner to clear up the rubbish.
But the council’s waste team investigates strong cases without a charge in a bid to catch the culprits and recover the cleanup costs for the landowner.
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More than 10 per cent of all cases investigated by the waste team have been involving private land.
The farmer said a number of addresses were attached to some of the items dumped at the oat field.
He claimed the area had become a “hotspot” for fly-tipping and added: “Let’s hope we can get it cleared up and get compensated for the removal because it’s all time and work as well as the crop it’s destroying.”
Responding to the social media post, a Buckinghamshire Council channel dedicated to discouraging fly-tipping urged residents to refuse “unsolicited offers to take waste”.
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Buckinghamshire’s household recycling centres have gradually re-opened through the gradual easing of lockdown, with sites in Amersham, Becaonsfield, Buckingham, Aston Clinton and High Wycombe already open for “essential” disposal of waste.
Thanks to everyone who has safely stored waste during #Lockdown
— BucksFlyTipping (@BucksFlyTipping) May 29, 2020
If considering using a waste carrier, PLEASE use #SCRAPflytipping code - Refuse unsolicited offers to take waste
Find your waste carrier yourself, not one who turns up - safer for you to pay online#NoCash4Trash pic.twitter.com/qqmhVCGRxZ
The centres in Langley, Burnham, Chesham and Aylesbury re-opened today (Friday, May 29).
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