A Cambridgeshire farm is at the centre of a major waste crime incident where criminals dumped 25-tonnes of rubbish.
A farm near Godmanchester is working with Huntingdon District Council and the Environment Agency to find those responsible.
The incident took place sometime between November 16 and 19.
In a tweet, Huntingdon District Council said: “Between the 16th & 19th Nov a large fly tip was deposited on the entrance to a farm located south of Godmanchester on the A1198 as there's approximately 25 Tonnes of waste. If any info please contact 01480 388388.”
Latest fly-tipping statistics show that there were 14,430 incidents involving “significant [or] multi-loads” of waste in England in 2017-18, a rise of 43 per cent from 10,120 the year before.
Many farmers experience intimidation, violence and threats when it comes to waste crime, and many do all they can to prevent fly-tippers, such as installing gates, barriers, warning signs, security cameras and lighting.
The NFU has recently called for a “targeted approach” to tackle serious waste crime, providing it involves farmers and landowners.
NFU Vice President, Stuart Roberts said: “Private landowners are often required to clear up waste dumped on their land, and more needs to be done to help victims clear up this waste.
”They are the people at the sharp end of the scourge of fly-tipping that has a seriously detrimental effect on lives and farming businesses.
“Dumped rubbish is costly and time consuming to remove, it’s dangerous to human health, harmful to wildlife and livestock and in some cases, fly-tipped waste pollutes watercourses and contaminates land,” he said.
The scourge of fly tipping can leave landowners financially devastated. Last year, a landowner was left with a bill running over £100,000 after criminals left more than 250 tonnes of rubbish on his field.
