Tonnes of rubbish dumped near waste centre

Council staff found addresses in the rubbish which may lead to prosecutions

Tonnes of waste has been illegally dumped on a lane just a short distance from an official recycling site.

The rubbish was found dumped along Kings Weston Lane in Avonmouth, less than a mile away from the Bristol Waste-run household waste centre.

Bristol City Council said the huge pile of rubbish, which contained nappies, plastic and pallets, contained material with addresses on it, while Bristol Waste said the clear-up operation will cost £20,000.

A council spokesperson said: "Officers have assessed the site and are now making arrangements for the right equipment to be sent to clear this sizeable and illegal dumping of waste."

"Material that could link the waste to residential and business addresses has been found and will now be analysed as part of an investigation into the source of this fly-tipping," they added.

"If the opportunity arises to prosecute perpetrators we will not hesitate to act."

The waste was left near the recycling centre in Avonmouth

Last month, a huge pile of about 25-tonnes worth of fly-tipped waste was found illegally dumped on a country lane in Gloucestershire.

And last week, a "grotesque" mountain of waste was dumped in a field in Oxfordshire.

Bristol City Council said fly-tipping on this scale is often linked to unlicensed waste carriers.

"It's important that anyone who is paying someone to take away their waste has appropriate licences in place and can produce evidence of these licences when asked for it," the council said.

"Always ask your contractor to evidence their credentials before paying for their services."