Many local residents have shared images of rubbish dumped across Northwood as a wave of fly tipping and littering hits the area.
Multiple posts on social media show large items abandoned on roadsides and rubbish strewn across the streets.
This includes a pile of rubbish on Hallowell Road which, according to one resident who contacted Northwood & Ruislip News, is “increasing daily, alongside the vermin around it”.
Other photos posted in Northwood’s community Facebook groups include a large amount of paper plates spread across the fields on Chestnut Avenue, bags of rubbish dumped on the Harlyn Road footpath, large items of furniture on Tolcarne Drive, and a pile of bin bags and boxes behind the Pizza Hut on Green Lane, amongst others.
The posts received a number of comments, with one user asking: “What is going on in this area at the minute? It’s like a fly tipper’s paradise. It’s disgusting behaviour.”
Currently, Hillingdon Council’s policy is to issue a fixed penalty notice of £1,000 for the offence of fly tipping. Additionally, if the rubbish is dumped on residential/business premises, the council will aim to identity the culprit.
If this is done, financial penalties can be issued. In more serious cases, the offender/s will be prosecuted in court.
To report rubbish or fly tipping, please visit the council’s dedicated webpage.
Hillingdon Council has been contacted for comment.
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