Sherwood neighbours have spoken out after new data showed a rise in flytipping in the area, making it the neighbourhood with the biggest rise in incidents.
There has been a decrease in flytipping in most areas despite the introduction of a £20 charge for the collection of bulky waste.
The £20 charge applies for up to six items, such as a sofa, wardrobe and table, with the council taking the waste from outside a resident's property after they have booked a collection. But new data shows that there has been a 24% rise in flytipping from April 1st 2021 to October 31st 2021 in Sherwood
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Local residents have spoken out. Mandy Ceeton, 56 lives in Sherwood and said: “There are some areas that are worse than others but walking about sometimes you do see a random mattress or parts of a bed dumped.”
The sales assistant went onto say: “I know that the Hall Street car park has had problems with fly tipping too and people would just dump anything and everything there, I agree with tougher fines for it, it’s not fair to the people who live on the street or the people that have to clean it all up, there’s no excuse.”
Data shows that other areas that have seen a rise in incidents includes St Ann’s, Lenton and Wollaton East, Bulwell Forest and The Meadows.
Worst five areas for fly tipping reports between April and October
- Sherwood - rise of 24%
- St Ann's - rise of 12.1%
- Lenton and Wollaton East - 10.7% rise
- Bulwell Forest - 10% rise
- Meadows - 5.5% rise
Best five areas for fly tipping reports between April and October
- Aspley - decrease of 50%
- Clifton East - decrease of 46.9%
- Bestwood - decrease of 36.3%
- Radford - decrease of 30.3%
- Bilborough - decrease of 26.5%
Matthew Geeman, 44 lives in Sherwood. He said: “Arnold and Sherwood have had problems with flytipping for a while. I’m not sure why that is but it’s no surprise to me that there’s been an increase in fly tipping.”
Matthew who is a health care assistant continued and said: “I agree with fines being handed out for it. If you're guaranteed to get fined, you’ll think twice about doing it.”
Lana Harris, 37 from Carrington is a full-time mum. She said: “It’s not particularly a problem where I live but when walking through different parts of Sherwood you can see that fly tipping is a problem.
“I think there’s always a solution, instead of all these takeaway leaflets being put through doors little reminders on how to get the council or other services to collect unwanted items until it’s no longer a problem.”
A City Council spokesperson said: “The latest report into fly-tipping shows that out of twenty city wards, 15 have seen a fall in incidents, with just five showing an increase. There have been particularly notable decreases in Aspley, Clifton East and Bestwood, with falls in incidents of 50%, 46.9% and 36.3%. This is a credit to those areas and allows us to allocate our resources where where they are needed most.
“We constantly monitor operational demands to ensure that our activities are proportionate to the challenges in each area and will implement additional measures where we can see ongoing increases in incidents.”
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