A nan caught a group of fly tippers red handed as they dumped "at least 12 mattresses" onto the side of a road.
The woman, who did not want to be named, filmed the group of five after they pulled up in a white van on Swinbrook Green in Norris Green. In the footage, taken on November 4, the men can be seen dumping several mattresses along with pieces of wood over a set of railings and onto a field.
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The woman, who took the footage, told the ECHO: "I was with my grandson and I was going to take him to the park when I saw it happening. That's when I decided to film it.
"It infuriated me because dumping wooden items for a bonfire is one thing but mattresses give off toxic fumes. They dumped at least 12 mattresses from what I could see."
After being contacted by the ECHO, Liverpool City Council said it is looking into the incident. The current fixed penalty for fly-tipping is £400, to be paid within 14 days. This is reduced to £240 if paid within 10 days.
Failure to pay the fine may result in formal action being taken, with a maximum fine of £50,000 or twelve months imprisonment if convicted in a magistrates court. The offence can attract an unlimited fine and up to five years imprisonment if convicted in a crown court.
The council has shamed a number of fly-tippers on social media in recent weeks.
Speaking about the council's increasingly robust approach to fly-tipping, Cllr Liam Robinson, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: "Under our new Keep Liverpool Tidy programme there’s a renewed focus on fly tipping and I would suggest people really need to ask themselves, is a £400 fine worth the hassle? And that could rise even higher depending on the case. The city council provides bulky waste collections and have recycling centres for big items. All I would say is use them. They are free.”
People in Liverpool can report fly-tipping, which includes the dumping of old sofas or mattresses, chemical drums, tyres, and bags of rubbish, on the council website.
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