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Litter and Fly Tipping within Anlaby with Anlaby Common
As summer fades and winter approaches, verges, ditches, both council and private land begin to show the beauty of their autumnal colours and their winter bones. Sadly this can also expose the litter and fly tipping that has accumulated over the past year.
The management of litter is dealt with in a number of following ways:
The local council and parish council have endeavoured to place bins in strategic areas where there is heavy footfall, regular dog walkers or where wind traps waste. For the most part this is highly successful and the parish is kept clean and tidy. Also, residents can contact the parish council to request a bin for their local area if they feel that there is undue accumulation of litter in a particular area.
There is also the Household Waste and Recycling Sites (HWRS) – the nearest one to our parish being the Hessle/North Ferriby – Humberfield HWRS (HU14 3NF) just off the A63 and the top off Boothferry Road. All ten East Riding HWRS sites are open 7 days a week from 10am-5pm. The sites are open all bank holidays except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. However please note: The sites will close at 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
For larger items that cannot be handled by the regular bin collection service and for those that don’t have access to a vehicle and the HWRS sites then there is a ‘bulky waste collection service’ offered by East Riding Council.
There is also a wealth of information on this topic on the East Riding website – www2.eastriding.gov.uk under their ‘Environment’ section titled ‘Bins, rubbish and recycling’.
Littering and fly tipping can be prosecuted under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for persistent offenders and fixed penalty notices can also be given. It is possible for local residents to report littering and fly tipping on both public and private land and the East Riding website explains how to do this.
Let’s all aspire to keep our areas tidy, look after the environment and enjoy the natural beauty of the seasons.