RUBBISH dumped illegally more than one month ago is STILL to be cleared up.

Building waste, a fridge freezer, a sofa and a mattress are among items left on Ellar Carr Road, behind Immanuel College, Thackley.

Days after the piles of rubbish were dumped, Paul Bartle, 63, who lives in nearby Mitchell Close, slammed the incident as “appalling” and “disgusting”.

He said he thought the waste would have been cleared by the time he came back from holiday, but was dismayed to find it was still blighting the quiet lane after being tipped there on June 8.

Describing the mess as a “blot on the landscape”, Mr Bartle said: “Obviously it’s in the middle of school grounds.

“It’s between the school grounds and the school playing fields and kids have to cross that to get to the playing fields.

“There’s lots of broken glass. It’s a nightmare – it’s getting worse.

“There’s smashed glass all over the floor.”

He also questioned why nothing had been done about it, or why no-one was taking a lead in organising its removal.

“Are we supposed to just wait until a child from the school or a dog gets injured before anything gets done?”

Councillor Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem, Idle & Thackley) said it was Immanuel College’s responsibility to clear the waste.

She said: “The council tells me it’s Immanuel College’s responsibility to remove it from their [the school’s] land.”

She lamented the fact that money that could be spent on educating children would now be used to clear fly-tipping.

Cllr Sunderland slammed those dumping rubbish illegally as “morons” and said: “People need to take responsibility for their own rubbish.”

If someone tips on private land, it is not the council’s responsibility to clear it, but that of the landlord or tenant.

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And if waste is dumped and people pay someone else to remove and dispose of fly-tipped rubbish from their land, they must make sure they are authorised to do so and they are given a Controlled Waste Transfer Note.

This can then be used as evidence if any waste removed from land is found fly-tipped elsewhere.

Cllr Sunderland has previously called for a register of private landlords so the council knows what they are doing with rubbish when flats are cleared out.

She also revealed that fly-tipping on Ainsbury Avenue in Thackley, has had to be cordoned off because asbestos has been found and will have to be cleared by specialist contractors.

“It’s now costing much more and it’s dangerous,” she said.

Anybody who sees fly-tipping taking place is asked to to note down as many details as possible, including vehicle licence plate numbers and inform the council. It can be reported by calling 01274 431000 or by visiting www.bradford.gov.uk.

Immanuel College was contacted for comment.