Dumping green waste in public places.

Archeron

hi all,
Just looking for advice.

A neighbour of mine has been for the past few years dumping green waste like grass clippings, in an area behind a few really tall bushes in our estates car park. Recently the bushes were cut down, and now whats perfectly visible is a huge compost heap (about 8 feet high) in the corner, and facing my house. When I look out my windows, this big pile is just sitting there going mouldy.
I'm getting a bit p*ssed off with this now, and the other night, I noticed that once again, a mower bin full of clippings got brought over. Instead of being added to the pile, these ones went in behind the trees that line the estate, again in front of my house.

Am I out of order to consider this as illegal dumping? I'm not anal, and I know its just green waste, but I dont want compost heaps being formed all around the area right outside my house. This dude lives about 10 houses away and there is a new addition to a pile every second day or so.

Is this dumping illegal? Whats the best thing to do?
Thanks

Cookie_Monster

yep, it illegal dumping, being green waste does not change that. get in touch with the local council or the EPA, see this page for more info

itac

Before taking the legal route, maybe just a chat with him first? He could just be doing it out of habit...

e.g. I live in a house with a huge garden, tall trees & surrounded by bushes/shrubs, as do the neighbours-we both have our own areas for dumping grass/cuttings etc, but as the years pass, those change. I dread the day that the trees/bushes are cut back, because what's hidden behind them would not be pretty!

Maybe he's just started a new one without thinking...Obviously, his pov of the area is very different to yours, because he's not having to look at it every day. Tis just a thought...

Pete M.

Absolutely the best thing is to approach the chap responsible and talk to him nice and calmly about it.

This will more than likely sort the issue out.

Otherwise the waste enforcement section of the Co. Co. would be your best bet.

Bogger77

OP
you have two options,
1) you talk to the guy and ask him to stop
or
2) you go to the CoCo litter warden.

If you talk to him first, and then go to the warden, it'll be hard for him not to work out that it was you.

Personally, I'd go to the Co Co first, directly, and not say anything directly to the litter lout. You can always deny it was you that complained, but not if you've talked to him about it firstly.

molard

get the council to put a sign up .those dumping will know then that it is illegal .best of luck.the smell of grass decaying bring on my hay fever,,,

Archeron

Thanks for the replies everybody!

Plus 10

Good post - I have a very similiar situation myself.

I go to the bother (and cost) of either putting the grass in the brown bin or to the local civic amenity site. Whilst at the same time someone is dumping their grass in the bushes right beside our house. the one difference is that I don't know who is dumping it here - thankfully it appears to be only person so far.

If i knew who it was I woudl definetely approach them and explain the position!!

Does anyone know where one might get a "No dumping sign"

Merch

Pete M. wrote: »

Absolutely the best thing is to approach the chap responsible and talk to him nice and calmly about it.

This will more than likely sort the issue out.

Otherwise the waste enforcement section of the Co. Co. would be your best bet.

You'd think that was the best route, well a reasonable person would anyway.
I think the way people can respond it's better if you remain anonymous, I brought up with a neighbout about littering and was told to f*ck off despite the rubbish was in a line of sight across from my entrance, was told it was nothing to do with me.