The ‘ridiculous amount’ of dumped rubbish is damaging the area’s few green spaces
RESIDENTS in Llanedeyrn are demanding quicker action from the council to clear up mattresses, sofas and beds being dumped on the side of their roads and in nearby woods.
Chris George, 30, lives in Chapel Wood and regularly reports fly-tipping to the council but is frustrated at how long it takes for it to be removed.
“I’ve had a mattress outside my house for three weeks now. It’s propped up on the wall but keeps falling over and blocking where we park the car,” he said. He does not know where the mattress came from.
“When you report stuff it can sometimes be a week or two, but it can take a month at it longest. Mattresses, sofas, beds, it’s a lot of furniture.”
Mr George said: “I’ve lived in Cardiff for over 20 years, but I used to live the other side of Circle Way, and it’s a lot worse here.”
Shelley King regularly walks her dog Bruno through Coed-y-Gores woodland. She said: “We don’t have too many parks or green spaces in this area and this one is covered in rubbish. I come through here quite often and always see the same stuff around.”
Signs have been put up in some of Llanedeyrn’s most affected areas with warnings of large fines, but these appear to go mostly ignored by fly-tippers.
Liberal Democrat Councillor for Pentwyn, Joseph Carter believes confusion caused by the new recycling scheme and less-frequent black waste sack collections add to the problem.
“There’s a ridiculous amount of fly tipping in the area. A lot of it is organised criminals taking cash then dumping it in the woods. The council can take weeks and weeks and I don’t really understand what the problem is.
“The council have told me that they have issues getting their cars down the path to Bryn-Y-Nant to clear the rubbish, but I’m not sure why they can’t find a way around that,” said Coun Carter.
A Cardiff council spokesperson would not comment on the specific instances of and areas in Llanedeyrn but said it has several cameras which are used in fly-tipping hotspots across the city.
“The message to those who continue to ruin the environment that we all live in is, stop, if you get caught you will either receive a fixed penalty notice or face court action with a possible fine of up to £50,000 – or six-months imprisonment depending on the severity of the case,” they said.
The council recommends reporting fly-tipping via its website (www.cardiff.gov.uk/flytipping), or through its Cardiff Gov app.
