SIX people have been slapped with fines after dumping waste in the street in Droylsden.
It comes after the latest day of action held by officers from Tameside Council.
The ‘Our Streets’ campaign sees the local authority work with the local community to “help make Tameside cleaner, greener and safer”.
With the area of Craven Street and Edge Lane the focus on Wednesday, February 12, officers found dumped waste.
When clearing it, they found evidence linking the fly-tipping to six people, who have not been named.
The council says they will each be issued with fixed penalty notices – taking the total number they have issued so far this year for waste-related offences to 41.
Two people have also been taken to court so far in 2025 – including, most recently, Lucy Connolly from Oldham, whose household waste was found dumped next to a litter bin in Ashton-under-Lyne.
The councillor responsible for Environmental Services and Neighbourhoods has reiterated that fly-tipping costs the public purse and blights communities.
“These days of action raise the profile of how all of us can help improve our communities, but they are only one aspect of our work – officers are out every day cleaning our streets and clearing up and investigating dumped waste,” said Cllr Laura Boyle.
“There is no excuse for fly-tipping – it is a blight on our local neighbourhoods and costs public funds thousands of pounds every year to clear up. We will always take action against those responsible where we find evidence and I thank our teams for this dedicated work on behalf of our community.”
People can report fly-tipping by visiting the council website at www.tameside.gov.uk/flytipping