Terrey Hills, Duffys Forest, Ingleside: Brazen illegal waste dumpers a blot on the landscape
Selfish late night illegal dumpers — fly tippers — are a scourge on the northern beaches and authorities have vowed to track them down and punish them. SEE THE SHOCKING IMAGES HERE
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Shocking photos have emerged of so-called “fly tipping’ — piles of domestic and commercial waste secretly tossed on to public land on the northern beaches by illegal late night dumpers.
The disgusting eyesores have been discovered in the last week at Terrey Hills, Duffys Forest and Ingleside.
Authorities are now investigating the disgraceful incidents in an effort to track down the culprits.
Dubbed as “dumplings” by one frustrated local, the brazen criminals are avoiding paying tip fees by sneaking out to back roads and Crown Land across the northern beaches to discard piles of household and commercial waste.
Shameful fly-tipping photos posted on community Facebook pages — and published here with the permission of those who took the pictures — show the scale of the dreadful dumping.
What appears to be dozens of wooden panels and sheets from a demolished kitchen were chucked by the side of Chiltern Rd at Ingleside.
Among the refuse was broken paving stones and cardboard packing scattered along the road verge.
The resident who provided those photos suggested the dumping may have been done by an Airtasker who could not be bothered going to the Belrose or Kimbriki waste stations.
“I’ve lived here for 40 years but sadly this is a common occurrence now,” the resident who asked not to be named, said.
On Killawarra Rd at Duffys Forest three large piles of grim domestic refuse were scattered along about 40 metres of the roadway and on the edge of nearby bushland. The rubbish was found by an early morning walker.
In the disgusting mess were parts of old bicycles; paper packaging, broken furniture and electronic goods as well as old luggage and a mattress.
“Seriously what is wrong with people?” the local said. “We live in a beautiful part of the world.”
At Terrey Hills, a fly tipper got rid of old rusting paint tins, plastic motor oil containers and assorted chemical bottles in two broken plastic laundry baskets, along Booralie Rd.
“I have reported it to the council,” the resident who took the photos said. “Hopefully they will send someone to pick it up.
“There was quite a bit more than I was able to carry on foot.”
Northern Beaches Council assured residents and ratepayers that it was committed to cracking down on fly tippers.
CEO Ray Brownlee said illegal dumping was harming the local environment.
“It is thoughtless and is costly to clean up,” Mr Brownlee said.
“Council is committed to eliminating this illegal activity and will investigate and take strong enforcement action against those involved.
“Rangers use a variety of powers to comprehensively follow up leads, however they greatly rely on the community, who may observe illegal dumping, to make a report to Council, from which an investigation can commence.”
Rangers can issue on-the-spot fines of up to $4000 on individual illegal dumpers and can make additional clean-up orders for offenders to remove the dumped material.
Mr Brownlee urged anyone who spots illegally dumped waste, or who sees somebody dumping items, to report it immediately to the council’s waste hotline 1300 434 434.”
The Council offers residents two free kerbside pick-up services per year for large household items, furniture, mattresses, whitegoods and e-waste.
If you have experience with this issue or want to send us photos of fly-tipping in your area, drop us a message on Facebook or email jim.orourke@news.com.au