Plastic bags, car parts and a broken fridge all flytipped on the banks of the Wear in Sunderland

A fridge, unwanted tyres, broken glass and numerous bags of household waste, Pottery Lane in South Hylton has become a hotspot for fly-tippers in the city.
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Images received by the Sunderland Echo show the area - located on the banks of the River Wear - littered in plastic bags, discarded car parts and unsightly litter.

Other areas of the city have also been a target for fly-tippers with Sunderland City Council reporting that waste consisting of kitchen doors and glass, was discovered blocking the carriageway of Moorsley Road, High Moorsley near the County Durham border on Monday night (March 2) and what appears to be a another wagon load of kitchen doors was found dumped on land off Greenbrooke Drive, East Rainton on Wednesday morning (March 4).

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Condemning the fly tipping, Councillor Amy Wilson, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: "Fly-tipping is not only unacceptable and illegal but it's also irresponsible and in the case of the waste dumped along Moorsley Road it's downright dangerous. Someone could have had an accident and been seriously hurt if they'd driven into that.

Rubbish that has been flytipped across SunderlandRubbish that has been flytipped across Sunderland
Rubbish that has been flytipped across Sunderland

"I would appeal to anyone who has any information about who was behind these incidents to help us catch the culprits by contacting the council on 520 5550."

This comes just months after research from the The Furniture Recycling Group published in December listed Sunderland amongst the worst fly-tipping cities in the country, and these incidents will further establish those claims.

In December 2017 the Sunderland Echo launched its Clean Streets in response to readers' concerns about the cleanliness of public areas across the public areas of the city.

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Backed by Sunderland City Council, the campaign calls on the public to take pride in their community, and report any incidents of fly-tipping and littering.

A trail of waste consisting of kitchen doors and glass, was discovered blocking the carriageway of Moorsley Road, High MoorsleyA trail of waste consisting of kitchen doors and glass, was discovered blocking the carriageway of Moorsley Road, High Moorsley
A trail of waste consisting of kitchen doors and glass, was discovered blocking the carriageway of Moorsley Road, High Moorsley

Here’s how you can help our Clean Streets campaign:

* Know a litter/rubbish blackspot? Send us in your pictures - either via our Facebook and Twitter pages or email them to [email protected]

* Businesses, schools, community groups – are you involved in clean-up projects in your communities? Let us know either through the same channels or call the newsdesk on (0191) 501 7326.