Illegal fly-tipping in Llanferres

There has been an incident of considerable fly-tipping during the early hours of Thursday morning at a layby in Llanferres off the A494.

It is believed that a large lorry has tipped approximately 20 tonnes of waste between 10pm on Wednesday, 13 August and 6am on Thursday, 14 August. Due to the sheer volume of waste tipped on this occasion, Denbighshire County Council, Natural Resources Wales and North Wales Police are conducting an investigation into this matter.

Tony Ward, Corporate Director for the Economy and Environment at the Council, said: “We’d like to reassure residents that we have arranged for the waste to be removed on Monday, 18 August.

“We want to remind everyone in the county that they have a legal duty to ensure their waste is disposed of correctly. Fly tipping and illegal waste disposal can have a serious impact on the environment and can also lead to significant fines for those responsible.”

If residents have have any CCTV or dash cam footage or any further information please report this incident on one of the following:

Phone Denbighshire County Council on 01824 706 000 (8.30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday)

Report online on the ‘Report fly tipping’ page of the website

Natural Resources Wales’ 24 hour reporting line on 0300 065 3000