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Major UK cities including London, Glasgow, and Birmingham have been deemed the worst places – for people fly-tipping rubbish in builder's skips, research has found.
Seven in ten builders have found rubbish dumped in their skip by others, and 78% have even caught the culprits in the act – with 65% confronting them.
However, more than half (54%), of the 250 British builders polled, say they have been yelled at or spoken to rudely, because their skip was taking up space.
It also emerged that it costs builders an average of £121 out of their own pockets, when people fill up their skip with unwanted debris.
And to draw attention to the issue, a skip has been planted outside a café in London – and is being live-streamed all week, so people can watch as shameless Londoners pass by and fly-tip their own litter in the skip.
Skip Watch TV, being streamed from outside Terry's Café, in Southwark, will be available to tune in to from Monday, 7 August to Friday, 11 August.
And in the first 24 hours, people have been dumped cardboard, a mirror, and even a freezer – unaware that they were being caught by secret cameras.
Clive Holland, host of The Clive Holland Show, on Fix Radio said: “Fly-tipping has serious consequences for Britain’s builders.
“They work all hours to help get the nation moving, and the last thing they need is added disruption, and having to empty a tip when they’re on site. Builders are the nation’s backbone. They support us, and we should support them.”
The research, carried out via OnePoll, also revealed the strangest things found in builder’s skips – including a stolen empty cash machine, a person sleeping, and even a picture of Adolf Hitler.
Other bizarre skip finds include a complete Roman soldier statue, and sex toys – while used nappies, condoms, and threats of violence were also common finds.
Clive Holland added: “While there’s a funny side of what can be dumped in a skip, people need to think about the consequences it can have.
“Having to deal with the clean up can be a nightmare and cost money, which comes out of their bottom line. Amid the cost-of-living crisis, we need to be doing all we can to support infrastructure projects across the country.”
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