THE scourge of fly-tipping, which blights a number of communities in our city, is frequently reported in the pages of this newspaper.
On most occasions, it is large items like furniture and old mattresses that are dumped by people who either cannot be bothered to take them to the tip, do not have the means of transporting them there or do not want to pay for the city council to take them away.
In 2013-14, the neighbourhood boards in four areas of the city decided to try to tackle the issue of fly-tipping by using part of the money they received from the council to pay for bulk waste removal rather than levy a fee from residents.
According to Oakwood councillor Mike Barker, this led to a reduction in the incidents of fly-tipping in the area.
It seems that people are less likely to fly-tip if they don't have to pay for bulky waste to be removed.
So it begs the question, what would happen if all the city's neighbourhood boards decided to adopt a similar policy?
Apart from making it fairer, it also seems likely that it would reduce the incidents of fly-tipping.
Surely this has to be a move worth considering?
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