22 February 2024 , 20:40
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Piles of raw meat has been dumped on a quiet residential road nearly daily for more than six weeks - leaving locals "disgusted".
Gayton Close and Liddel Close in Luton, Bedfordshire has seen regular dumps of the discarded off-cuts of meat since the beginning of January - initially finding them left in the area in blue carrier bags but later being left exposed under cardboard. Residents say that they do not know who is behind the fly-tipping of the meat including chicken legs strewn over grass on the quiet road.
Christine Williams, of the area's Tenants and Residents Association, said: "It's just disgusting, it makes me feel really ill." Ms Williams praised the council for their response to each report of the tipping - but added she wanted them to catch the culprits.
The local woman said: "Why don't they take it to a farm and feed it to a pig instead of dumping it? Why dump meat when they can get rid of it properly?"
Locals are unsure of who is doing it (Jeremy Selwyn)Council officials are investigating the fly-tipping of the waste. A Luton Council spokesperson said: "Luton Council are aware of this criminal act of dumping raw food waste within Liddel Close and Gayton Close. We take all criminal activity extremely seriously.
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Children often play on the residential street, reports say (Jeremy Selwyn)"Our enforcement team has begun an investigation and where we find evidence we will take action to prosecute the perpetrators. To ensure public health, the council's street cleansing team has removed this dumped raw food waste and sanitised the location."