I returned home from a decorating job today to find my copy of the Malvern Observer lying on my doorstep. Over a cup of strong tea (no sugars), I scanned the headline to find out that fly-tipping was on the rise.
It's a personal thing for me. It gets me angry. Just recently some villain dumped a load of Leylandii cuttings down the lane close to my parents home. We were lucky that time: at least it was green waste rather than mattresses and nappies. The Leyland Cypresses will rot, but I won't forget it.
The Malvern Observer gave various solutions to the problem put forward by our council members: including the possibility of easing the restrictions on what waste is accepted. The truth is that these tippers are just lazy people with little respect for others. To them, the old adage of "someone else can clean this up" is still true (until they are caught of course. Then they can clean up with a community service order hopefully).
As a decorator, I make sure my team are as clean and tidy as possible. It's not just a point of pride in my decorators and me, but a simple, decent thing to do.