Calderside Road in Blantyre suffers from significant fly tipping by individuals avoiding council disposal costs. This pollution harms South Lanarkshire, increasing waste clearance expenses. Possibly originating from Jackton, residents are urged to communicate with their contractors. With rural CCTV surveillance rising, fly tipping risks hefty fines and is becoming a foolish crime.
A reminder, that if you are generous enough to tip your refuse collectors, this week may be the last opportunity to do so before Christmas. For many people, tomorrow is bin collection day in Lanarkshire. There will be no bin collections on Wednesday 25 December, Thursday 26 December and Wednesday 1 January 2025. Monday and Tuesday collections will be […]
Visits to all Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in South Lanarkshire will now need to be booked in advance, including the one at High Blantyre. From next Monday, you can’t just ‘rock up’ to the community tip, unless you’ve pre-booked. The advanced booking system comes into effect from Monday 2 September, and bookings can be made from […]
The end of simply turning up to the tip to dispose of your household rubbish is almost here. A reminder, all vehicles visiting a Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) in South Lanarkshire will need to book their visit in advance from Monday 12 August 2024. This includes the recycling centre serving Hamilton and Blantyre at Priestfield, […]
Things could soon be about to change at the Blantyre and Hamilton Recycling Centre (the tip at East Avenue, High Blantyre). South Lanarkshire Councillors, this Tuesday will be presented with plans to change the current ‘turn up and tip’ arrangements to a new appointment based system. This would mean residents will be asked first to […]
South Lanarkshire Council would like to remind everyone that dumping soil and other garden waste on council or private land is still illegal. They commented in a statement, “With the weather at long last getting everyone back out into their gardens, the council’s grounds team would like to remind everyone that even soil and other […]
Yet more fly tipping at the Calder! This latest mess has been dumped just over the Milheugh Bridge at the bottom of Lindsey Hill. It seems to be waste of renovation building materials, kingspan insulation and the like. Just tipped at the side of the road by some morally devoid individual.
This is the disgusting scene today at the Pech Brae, at the Calder! Literally everything AND the kitchen sink! Two baths, a toilet and all the stripped fittings from what looks like multiple bathroom and kitchen renovations. Somebody must recognise this?! Tipped at the side of the road opposite Niaroo, this horrible mess has now […]