Roadside dumping of rubbish deplored

Press, 26 January 1981, Page 6

Roadside dumping of rubbish deplored

Irresponsible rubbish ■dumping might some day i lead to a tightening of opportunities for residents to cart their refuse to tips, says the member of Pariia-; ment for Papanui, Mr M. K.) Moore. It was “pretty outrageous”; to have people illegally leav-i ing rubbish outside the now : ) closed . Johns Road -" tip;;; where the rat population .’-isbeing battled by the Paparua' County Council. “Tips, high wind, and flat) terrain are a recipe for dis-: aster,” Mr Moore said. “I: would ask people to think.:

i;twice before they leave their '[rubbish on somebody else’s ■i doorstep.” >[ The police would mount , as many patrols as possible -[to keep an eye on the illegal .[tipping. ' - . ■ [ I Such tipping was '“incon-1 '[.siderate and unfair to neigh-' [hours who have to r pyt up: with the problem,”' Mr Moore said. [ Records of the most effec-1 ; tive poisoning method), should be retained “si.nce we may well face the same [problem when the Waimairi [tip closes,” he said.