PICTURES: Sofas, chairs and old clothes dumped by flytippers forcing clean up in Aldridge
Sofas, chairs and old clothes are among waste which has been dumped in a country lane in Walsall.
The household waste was left in Back Lane in Aldridge and consisted of two huge piles of rubbish.
There are settees and one armchair among the mess, as well as carpet, wooden planks, plant pots and empty beer cans. It even includes a birthday card to a 'very special son' addressed to 'Pat' from 'Dad'.
The waste was spotted by a passer-by over the weekend who shared a selection of images of the waste on his Twitter account.
The user, who wants to remain anonymous, said: "This is in Back Lane, Aldridge. It must be recognisable to someone, especially that birthday note to Pat."
Walsall Council was made aware of the issue and passed the details on to its Clean and Green Services team. Councillor John Rochelle, who represents the Aldridge Central and South ward, said: "It will have to be cleared. These people just don't realise how much it costs to clear up their mess.
"It's happening all the time, I had to report an incident recently as it was quite danger. A big wooden pallet had been dumped in the road as well as other mess too.
"There's very often a problem in the area. People can use the tip to dispose of their rubbish correctly but people are unscrupulous and dump their mess anywhere. Aldridge in Bloom have worked very hard to win an award recently and these people are spoiling it for the rest of the community."
It comes after a serial van thief was caught on CCTV set up to combat fly-tippers in the area.
Algirdas Arbocius was filmed switching number plates on white Mercedes Sprinter vans at Barr Lakes Lane in Aldridge, after police investigated reports of a number of the vans being stolen in late 2015.
Officers from Walsall Council's Community Protection and Clean and Green teams contacted police when they started reviewing the footage and saw the same man returning at different times of day, changing the number plates on white Sprinter vans. The 52-year-old pleaded guilty to 13 counts of theft and was jailed for two years.
