Disgusting Illegal Dump near M53.

A criminal investigation has been launched by the Environment Agency (EA) into the site off New Chester Road in Eastham.  Vehicle access has been blocked to prevent any more waste from being dumped. This has stopped commercial waste from being dumped, but the amount of "household" waste left there had increased.

The EA has told Wirral Council that it wishes to leave the tonnes of rubbish at the site, said Councillor Chris Carubia.

Chris commented, "I am livid at the scale of the illegal dump. Residents had rightly complained about rats and the worsening odours in the recent warm weather. Old tyres and decaying household waste make up large parts of the mound. 

 "What the EA is saying to us as a Council is that they think it's better to leave it sitting there than to remove it, because that will give a bigger environmental impact. That may be reasonable from their point of view except it doesn't help my residents.”

The Eastham councillor said an impasse had ensued, with the council only holding "limited" powers to deal with the illegal waste.

But what do the Lib Dems propose to reduce large-scale fly-tipping?

Liberal Democrats would pay cash rewards of up to £5,000 for tip-offs that lead to successful prosecutions of criminals illegally dumping waste. We would increase fines for commercial fly-tippers, with the minimum sanction raised to £2,500.