Huge piles of rubbish which have been fly-tipped beside the M8 in Glasgow for almost a year, as residents hit out at the mess.
Heaps of waste including beds, filthy mattresses and hazardous gas canisters which have been dumped pose a safety risk to locals in Broomhouse, reports Glasgow Live. The litter has now been divided into two large mounds. Councillor Kevin Lalley is now worried kids could climb on it and has been trying to have the heaps of waste removed.
Initially, there was some confusion about who was reponsible for the clean up. First Glasgow City Council was contacted, but it has since been confirmed that the Scottish Road Partnership are responsible.
It is believed drivers access the site via Dykehead Street at night when it’s dark to dump. Couple Chris and Kim Cameron are fed up with the eyesore as they take dog Leo for a walk regularly passing by and have to steer him away from the trash.
Chris said: “It is frustrating. People don’t seem to look after the place they are from. Bags of clothes have been left – you could give them to a charity shop as it doesn’t cost anything. We still come out and Leo enjoys it but this is about having pride in where you are from.”
Wife Kim said: “We want to keep spaces like this for the community. You want to get a coffee and walk the dog on Sunday morning and enjoy it but then you see this. It is shocking.”
Baillieston Labour Councillor Lalley has been trying to find out who can move the waste since it was reported to him.
Commenting on the mess, he said: “You could furnish your house with this. I am worried about kids climbing on it. We need to get this cleared and get acess to the road limited so only authorised people can get in. It is unsightly, poses health issues and impacts people’s mental health.”
Councillor Lalley has been trying to find out who is responsible for lifting it and has now been told that the Scottish Road Partnership will undertake the work.