Fly tipping and pollution
Fly-tipping cleared and CCTV installed as part of 'environmental crime scenes' initiative
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A fly-tipping hotspot near Walsall Town Centre was the latest target for Walsall Council’s environmental crime scene project.
Bradford Lane, which runs directly behind shops situated on Bradford Street, was identified by the Council’s Community Protection team as an area in need of attention.
On Tuesday 16 January, the Operations team, joined by PCSOs; community protection, Nash Dom and community safety representatives, were met with mounds of rubbish made up of clothing, old furniture and general household waste.
A successful day of action saw crime scenes established, evidence gathered, and rubbish cleared, leaving the area both cleaner and safer.
“ It is pleasing to see our environmental crime scene initiative have another positive impact.
“Not only has the area been left clean and safe, but we hope that through education and monitoring, it will stay that way.
“Fly-tipping is a serious crime and we need residents' help to let us know where these incidents are taking place so we can take action. “
All rubbish on the street was sifted through meticulously on the day, with evidence collected before the clean-up process began.
Members of the team also managed to contact the owner of a skip which was overflowing in the area to make arrangements for it to be collected.
The work didn’t end with the cleanup either, in an effort to prevent reoffences, a CCTV camera has been installed in the area to assist with the monitoring efforts of the Street Pride team.
Walsall residents can report fly-tipping to flytipping@walsall.gov.uk
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Contact the street care and cleaning teams: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/street-care-and-cleaning/contact-the-street-care-and-cleaning-teams
More about the environmental crime scenes initiative
The project, which launched in February, is a partnership effort between Walsall Council and One Palfrey Big Local, and it has seen officers cordoning off fly tipped waste like a crime scene under investigation in hopes that it will deter people from committing fly tipping offences in future.
Council bosses launched the 'environmental crime scene' initiative earlier this year as a way of telling residents the offences were being investigated and encouraging them to come forward with vital information.
