More than 300 flytipping incidents have been dealt with in Tameside in the weeks since the pandemic hit the UK as bosses warn tip closures are ‘no excuse’ to dump waste.
Council bosses say they have seen an increase in the number of incidents of household and commercial waste being dumped on the borough’s streets in the past three weeks.
Photos show piles of black bin bags, sofas, tyres and other mouldering rubbish being left on the sides of roads. Officers have dealt with a total of 316 incidents since March 16 - the date on which Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public to work from home and stop unnecessary travel to try and stop the spread of coronavirus.