Rubbish in neighbour's garden

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galw1

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Visiting a friend's house last night and they pointed out the black bin liners full of what is assumed to be rubbish piling up in the garden across from them. One of the house occupants came out of the house then with a baking tray and scraped the contents onto the pile.

Who can one contact? Needless to say it is a rented house!
 
Any use?

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Litter and private property

 The owner or occupier of property that can be seen from a public place, is also obliged to keep the property free of litter. This means that any outdoor area on your property visible from a public place must be kept free of litter. Failure to keep your property free of litter can result in a fine or prosecution by your local authority.
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If the council don't get on the case try the local Environmental health officer.
 
Sounds like the clowns we had for 3 painful months earlier this year. Had to get a mini skip to take away all the crap they left.
 
Like was said earlier, if it can be seen, to any extent, from a public place, then it is an offence under the LItter Pollution Act 1997. The Co. Co. would persue this.
Also, an EHO (contact the local HSE office for contact details) will have an issue if it is likely to be a risk to human health, and if it is attracting vermin.
If it can't be seen from a public place, then it can be dealt with under the waste Management Act 1996-2007, as it is illegal to store waste without a permit (and in such cases, it would be assumed to be an inappropriate situation).
In some local authority areas, there are Bye-laws which require the presentation of waste to a collection service, and therefore, by not presentating their waste, these people are in breach of the bye-laws, if there are any.
Get onto your County or Borough/Town Council, and ask for the waste enforcement section. The people responsible (occupiers) can be served notice under section 55 of the WM Act, to remove the waste, and to ensure that there is no further inappropriate storage in future.
 
P.Ranks said:
if it can be seen, to any extent, from a public place, then it is an offence under the LItter Pollution Act 1997.
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That's interesting - is it only if it can be seen? The concept of littering then can relate to the visibility of the litter more so than the act itself?

If so, it could be argued that e.g. if you squash litter right in behind a downpipe of a public building then it isn't littering...etc etc
 
Got the EHO's contact details and will contact them tomorrow or maybe go through the residents committee. It can be seen from the green.
 
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