'Fly tipping is a blight on our beautiful country'
Official figures show that Glasgow CityThe Liberal Democrats have obtained figures that also show how many ended up with fines or prosecutions.there were more than 200,000 cases over the last three years.While few resulted in fines being issued, with 2467 people given fixed penalty notices.
“The pandemic and the bin strikes disrupted refuse collections but there is also a fundamental unfairness in the present system, which sees farmers and other owners left with the responsibility for clearing up waste that has been dumped on their properties. Cases of huge piles of rubbish dumped under motorway bridges and on derelict land have led to local people being angry at the unsightly environmental hazard.
The Scottish Government said it was"determined to tackle the serious environmental and economic impacts that fly-tipping causes".
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