A furious elected member has slammed the culprits responsible for a nasty bout of fly-tipping at a beauty spot in Paisley.
The pile of unsightly rubble was found at the side of Sergeantlaw Road in Gleniffer Braes Country Park earlier this week.
Councillor Stephen Burns, an SNP representative for Paisley Southwest, has since branded the behaviour “selfish and irresponsible”.
He said: “The culprits have clearly targeted this area because it’s remote and not surrounded by residential properties. They have in all likelihood come out in the middle of the night, poured out their rubbish and left.
“It is not acceptable and I hope the environmental task force will be taking a look as part of the important work they do. We need to keep clamping down on illegal dumping because it’s a blight on our environment.”
Renfrewshire Council’s environmental task force – a bespoke unit that investigates illegal dumping – has visited the site in a bid to gather evidence. The squad continues to monitor hotspots across Renfrewshire to detect and deter any further instances of fly-tipping in the area.
A council spokesperson said: “Fly-tipping is not only illegal and unsightly but it damages our environment and taxpayers and businesses are the ones who have to foot the bill for cleaning it up.
“Our environmental task force is dedicated to catching fly-tippers in the act. They carry out daily proactive visits to hotspot areas and respond to reports from councillors and the public.
“Our task force attended Sergeantlaw Road to investigate the illegally dumped materials. We continually monitor strategic hotspots to detect and deter further fly-tipping instances.
“We encourage residents to report fly tipping to us and provide us with any evidence they have about who is responsible. We will then do everything we can to make sure they are held to account.”
It comes as an ugly pile of debris was cleaned up from a spot directly adjacent to a regeneration area earlier this week. The taxpayer was left to foot the bill for the operation in Waverley Road after it was discovered scattered along the street.
It is understood the local authority was unable to confirm if asbestos fibres were present in the materials without running tests. A barrier was put around the area as a precaution and the works were referred to a specialist contractor to complete.
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