Help catch the grime offenders caught on camera in July’s Redbridge Wall of Shame
Published: 13 July 2022
The July edition of Redbridge Wall of Shame features CCTV footage of 10 new grime crime offenders caught on camera and Redbridge Council is calling on the community to help identify them.
This month’s Wall of Shame includes clips of culprits strolling with prams filled with bags of rubbish that end up discarded on the street, a man dumping suitcases, a man pushing a shopping trolley which then gets left on the pavement, and others who would rather dispose of their waste on the street than wait for their regular household waste collection.
Over the last three months Redbridge’s Wall of Shame page has notched up more than 16,000 visits, and has become a powerful resource empowering local people to help bring grime crime offenders to justice by reporting anyone they can identify from the clips.
The latest successful tip-off came from the previous edition, where a resident contacted the council over a clip showing a black bag dumped in Ilford. The culprit was fined £400 and has since paid the hefty sum.
Watch our July edition Redbridge Wall of Shame below. To find out more about our Wall of Shame head to: https://wallofshame.redbridge.gov.uk/
If you can help identify any of the culprits caught on camera, please contact Redbridge Council on: Cleansing.Services@redbridge.gov.uk
Redbridge Cabinet Member for Environment and Civic Pride Cllr Jo Blackman, said: “Fly-tipping is a blight on our borough and we are doing all we can as a council to crack down on offenders and make our streets cleaner and greener. It’s great to see the support we’re getting from local people to help identify the culprits on our Wall of Shame. By working together as one community we can make it harder for fly-tippers to dump their rubbish in Redbridge, or think they can get away with it.”
Redbridge Wall of Shame forms part of the council’s on going work under it’s Our Streets strategy to create a cleaner Redbridge. Taking a tough stance on grime crime, the council will fine or prosecute any individual or business caught dumping rubbish in the borough.
Enforcement action is also being coupled with other council led fly-tipping initiatives, including community engagement work, free online workshops on reducing and disposing of waste properly, and targeted fly-tipping operations.
The council also offers a Bulky Waste Collection Service entitling residents to a free collection every 12 months (maximum of 3 items). For more details, including costs for additional collections go to: www.redbridge.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/book-a-bulky-waste-or-large-item-collection/
Residents can easily report any fly-tips they spot in the borough online through the council’s Report It page: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/report-it/
All fly tips made known to the council are recorded and investigated, with enforcement action being taken if evidence is found. The council aims to clear all recorded fly-tips on council land and the highway within 24 hours of it being reported.
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