A FLY-TIPPER has dumped bags of waste in the middle of a path prompting backlash from local officials.

A residents in Chalfont St Peter said she was left feeling “depressed” after she came across the dumped waste during a walk on February 12.

The woman, who asked not to be named, said fly-tipping on the path to Mill Meadow from Amersham Road near the Scout Hut and the allotments was a depressingly familiar sight.

Pictures show a number of bags and their contents left strewn across the nature path, including drink bottles and food wrappers, papers, and even children’s toys and books.

Bucks Free Press: The bags were dumped near the signs warning about fly-tipping and surveillance camerasThe bags were dumped near the signs warning about fly-tipping and surveillance cameras (Image: Anonymous)

Buckinghamshire Council’s cabinet member for climate change and environment Gareth Williams said: "Our fly-tipping enforcement team visited this site on February 10, and gathered evidence, including photos of waste and potential identifiers.

"The team also installed an updated and larger anti-fly-tipping sign to deter future incidents. Our clearance team has also been notified and will remove the waste from the site soon."

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The officer added: “We have surveillance cameras at known fly-tipping hotspots in the county, and these are just one of the tools at our disposal to catch fly-tippers in the act. Fly-tippers may think they will get away with it, but the chances are they won’t. If caught, we will do everything in our power to bring them to justice. 

“We have zero tolerance policy to fly-tipping and typically convict one fly-tipper per week. Our message to potential perpetrators is clear: Don’t fly-tip in Bucks! 

“If you see any fly-tipping incidents in the county, please report these through FixMyStreet.”