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‘Atrocious’ flytipping dumped in Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing

12:23, 13 April 2024

Pictures show “atrocious” flytipping dumped near a crematorium.

Fridges, a cooker, black bin bags, tyres, mattresses and other household furniture have piled up in Stickfast Lane, close to the Garden of England Crematorium, near Bobbing.

Some of the tipping in Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw
Some of the tipping in Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw

Donna Shaw spotted the rubbish beside the road while driving her son to work on Wednesday.

The Sanora Fields resident told KentOnline it has been building up over the last month.

She said: “I take my son to work along that way daily. At one point there were a few black bags but the road has become targeted by fly-tippers.

“It looks like it's on private land but why should they have to remove it as it’s not their crap?

“The lazy people who put it there should have to clean it up.

Tyres, household waste and black bin bags pilled up in Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw
Tyres, household waste and black bin bags pilled up in Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw

“It is atrocious how people would do this knowing we have a local refuse site in the town.”

Mrs Shaw, who reported the mess to Swale Borough Council’s social media page, shared the pictures of the waste in a post that saw more than 50 people react.

One person said: “I’ve run my waste removal company for 12 years and this is what happens when you get Joe blogs off Facebook to remove your waste.”

Another commenter stated: “Let's hope there is evidence of culprit somewhere in that rubbish.”

Meanwhile, another person reacted by saying it’s “sad that people want to treat our country like this. I just don’t understand it”.

Some of the rubbish that has been dumped on Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw
Some of the rubbish that has been dumped on Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw
Fridges and a cooker that have been dumped on the side of Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw
Fridges and a cooker that have been dumped on the side of Stickfast Lane, near Bobbing. Picture: Donna Shaw

Swale Borough Council has been approached for comment.

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