CORNWALL Council said it is ‘continuing to work hard to tackle issues of fly tipping’ — as a Launceston man is using photography to document the incidents he sees.

The Post last week reported on the efforts of David Perry, who has been photographing incidents of fly tipping and roadside litter, and sending these to the relevant local authority to highlight the problems.

A spokesperson for Cornwall Council said: “Cornwall Council receives around 4,000 reports of fly tipping on public and private land a year. The cost of collecting and disposing of the fly tipped waste costs tax payers hundreds of thousands of pounds each year.

“Cornwall Council continues to work hard to tackle issues of fly tipping. Fly tipping is not only unsightly but costs the Council thousands of pounds each year to clear up the mess.

“We will continue to respond, investigate and, where evidence is found, we will take the appropriate enforcement action.

“Cornwall Council continues to do everything possible to challenge fly tipping including monitoring and camera surveillance at local fly tipping ‘hot spots’; when taken to court this irresponsible action can prove extremely costly to offenders.”

The spokesperson said: “It is also important that all people paying contractors to dispose of waste on their behalf undertake the necessary checks to ensure that the contractor has a legal permit to transport the waste and that the contractor provides the customer with waste transfer notes to ensure that their legal duties are complete and the waste has been disposed of responsibly.”