A CONCERNED councillor wants Denbighshire County Council to get tough on fly-tippers.
Cllr Chris Evans says problems with bins being emptied in the county as well as restrictions at the council’s recycling centres has led to some residents using rogue private-hire rubbish removal companies.
These companies, he claims, are then dumping rubbish illegally.
Cllr Evans says rubbish is regularly being dumped at the Old Rhuallt Hill near Pilgrim’s Way, which he describes as a hotspot, with the most recent incident taking place last week.
The Tremeirchion councillor is now reminding residents that they can be prosecuted for fly-tipping, if a rogue company dumps rubbish that can be traced back to their original address.
“There is some fly-tipping in the ward. It’s a massive problem. There are two tyres now on Old Rhuallt Hill that have been dumped there,” said Cllr Evans.
“But what we need to highlight to residents in the area is – because Denbighshire now are failing with the bins, or the system, and it’s a big hoo-ha trying to get into the skip site, where you’re constricted by what you can take in there - people are paying private waste removal firms.
“Residents have got to realise you’ve got a liability on that rubbish until it goes to site. So if that rubbish lands somewhere like that, the prosecution will come to the homeowner or the person, not – unless they find them – the actual person that’s removed the rubbish.
He added: “Denbighshire has now got an enforcement team. I want a proper investigation looking through the bin bags because that area is turning into a hotspot for fly-tipping.”
A spokesman for Denbighshire County Council said: “We received a report of fly-tipping on Friday, November 6 2026.
“The Environmental Crime Team will attend the location to assess the incident, establish land ownership, and undertake a thorough investigation to identify those responsible, where possible.
"The matter will be progressed in accordance with the Council’s agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA). The person who reported the incident will be kept updated on progress as the investigation develops.”
North Wales Police was contacted for comment.
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