POLICE officers on patrol in Basingstoke and Deane's countryside over the weekend were unimpressed to find a pile of furniture, discarded in the middle of a rural lane.
The offending items were found by officers on Saturday afternoon (January 2), along Rookery Farm Lane between Monk Sherborne and the A339.
The Basingstoke Rural Police team tweeted: "This is not the place for #flytipping your waste. Seen this today whilst on patrol along Rookery Farm Lane between #MonkSherborne and #A339. #StayatHomeAndStaySafe @BasingstokeGov @ClearWasteApp (16173)."
This is not the place for #flytipping your waste. Seen this today whilst on patrol along Rookery Farm Lane between #MonkSherborne and #A339. #StayatHomeAndStaySafe @BasingstokeGov @ClearWasteApp (16173) pic.twitter.com/w0EHB3l2jF
— B'stoke Rural Police (@BstokeRuralCops) January 2, 2021
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council responded this morning (Monday, January 4) to confirm that the incident had been reported to its street cleansing team to arrange removal.
Fly-tipping has recently become a growing problem in the borough, and costs the borough council a "considerable amount" of money.
Fly-tipping refers to any illegal dumping of waste, often carried out to avoid removal or disposal costs, and can lead to the perpetrator being subject to significant fines.
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