Residents urged to dispose of waste responsibly after further fly-tipping in Newtownabbey

Antrim and Newtownabbey Council has called on local residents to avail of household waste collections and recycling centres after illegal dumping was reported in the borough.
Rubbish was set on fire in the Mallusk area. Pic by Heather Wilson.Rubbish was set on fire in the Mallusk area. Pic by Heather Wilson.
Rubbish was set on fire in the Mallusk area. Pic by Heather Wilson.

The council was commenting on the issue after an old mattress was discarded in Mallusk.

Concerns have also been voiced after household rubbish was set alight in the Hydepark Lane area.

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Commenting on the issue, a spokesperson for the local authority said: “The council has received a report of a mattress being dumped in the Sealstown Road area and a clean-up team has been tasked to remove it.

A mattress was dumped in the Sealstown Road area. Pic by Heather Wilson.A mattress was dumped in the Sealstown Road area. Pic by Heather Wilson.
A mattress was dumped in the Sealstown Road area. Pic by Heather Wilson.

“We have not received any reports of waste being burned in Hydepark Lane last weekend. To minimise any risk to health, or pollutants in the environment, we would urge people to dispose of waste responsibly, via their household collections or by using the available waste streams at one of our Household Recycling Centres.”

Mallusk SDLP representative, Heather Wilson has noticed an increase in the number of fly-tipped items during lockdown.

She said: “I’d been made aware of fly-tipping in the Ballyhill Road area a number of weeks ago and reported it to waste management. As time went on, the waste grew out of control with fly-tippers dumping anything from sofas to children’s outdoor play equipment, concrete and rubble, and household waste. The sheer amount of waste was so much that it flowed over onto the road, dangerously forcing cars into the opposite lane to manoeuvre around it.

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“The general area has seen mattresses, white goods, and black bags dotted around verges and dumped into surrounding fields. It is a growing problem and one we cannot simply learn to live with.

“I would like to thank council staff involved in this clean-up operation and for all they do as key workers in keeping the borough tidy and maintained on a daily basis.”

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