'Dangerous act' of Walsall fly-tipping as trailer dumped

The trailer was dumped on Skip Lane, Walsall, on 31 October and later taken to a waste facility by the council

A 40ft (12m) trailer filled with waste has been abandoned on a road in Walsall.

The council said it suspected the dumping on Skip Lane was linked to a spate of similar criminal incidents across the Black Country, including several at tips in Dudley.

Environmental officers arranged for the trailer to be taken to a waste facility on Fryers Road, Bloxwich.

The authority called the incident a "dangerous act of fly-tipping".

Deputy leader and portfolio holder for resilient communities Garry Perry said: "The people who did this have shown no regard for the environment or the local community.

"Fly-tipping is a serious problem and we take it very seriously."

Mr Perry said the council would do everything it could "to track down the perpetrators" of the crime of 31 October and bring them to justice.

He urged anyone with information to report it.

Cleaning up and legally disposing of fly-tipped waste in the borough costs about £500,000 per year.

Fly-tipping can result in a fine of up to £20,000, which can be unlimited if indicted to crown court, and offenders sent to prison.