A WOMAN has hit out at the "horrendous" flytipping situation in the East End.
Joyce Niven, who lives in Bridgeton, is at the end of her tether with rubbish and flytipping around her local area which she says seems to be getting worse.
Pictures of the area around Queen Mary Street, Heron Street and Bernard Terrace show discarded couches and mattresses. Building materials and a shopping trolley have been left next to a sign saying “No flytipping”.
Mrs Niven said: “I’m sick of the area. The flytipping is horrendous around here, absolutely horrendous.
“They pick up so much of it and then leave the rest of it.”
She claims to have complained to the council on multiple occasions about the situation in the area and feels it is not improving.
While the council are responsible for some of the common grass areas around the Queen Mary Street, some of the areas being blighted by the issue such as Heron Street are privately owned which the council is not responsible for removing.
Mrs Niven added: “I just want to highlight the area and show what’s happening.
“They just don’t seem to care, it’s just wham bam thank you ma’am.”
She feels that people are not taking care of the community in the way that they once did.
Mrs Niven said: “The place is going downhill fast. It used to be quite a nice street, there are a lot of elderly people. It’s terrible. People just don’t care and they’re just not interested in the area.”
Glasgow City Council has launched a new crackdown on the louts, marking out areas of dumped rubbish with tape and enforcement officers have been doing patrols.
A council spokesperson hit out at those responsible for flytipping and re-assured residents that dumped materials in the areas that the council is responsible for will be moved. The spokesperson said: “Fly-tipping is an environmental crime and those responsible are liable to be fined.
“Dumping waste illegally also damages the environment, undermines communities and affects the quality of life of residents who see the impact of such incidents in their daily life.
“We are aware of an issue with fly-tipping in the Bridgeton area and we will be deploying enforcement officers to seek evidence on those who have been responsible for these environmental crimes.
“We are aware of the incidents that have been highlighted and they will be cleared in the next 24 hours.”
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