CALLS have been made for people to dispose of their waste appropriately after ‘disgusting and dangerous’ fly-tipping.

Piles of rubbish had been seen dumped in Nook Lane in Oswaldtwistle earlier this week which was reported to Hyndburn Council.

Items dumped included bags of household rubbish, small Christmas decorations, gas canisters and a front door.

County Cllr Peter Britcliffe, who represents Oswaldtwistle on Lancashire County Council, called on people to be patient after the festive break.

He said: “It is disgusting. It can lead to an increase in vermin.

“There’s no excuse for the rubbish being dumped on desolate and country roads,” her added.

“Obviously like everyone else those collecting rubbish get a bit of time off over Christmas.

“What I would do is urge people to make sure they wait for their collections to dispose of any waste, they need to be patient.”

Cllr Britcliffe reported the incident to Hyndburn Council after he was told about the incident by a resident.

It is not the first instance of the area suffering from issues with fly-tipping, and in 2012 4,000 bales of waste were illegally tipped at the former Clarion Chemicals site in Nook Lane.

The waste caused a plague of flies in the area as the Environment Agency was forced to look into enforcement action.

However councillors said they think recent incidents are off the back of the festive period.

Cllr Stewart Eaves, who represents Oswaldtwistle on Hyndburn Council, said: “It’s just totally unnecessary, most of that could have been picked up from the house by the waste team.”

“It looks like whatever people have had left over after Christmas has just been dumped.”

“If children are playing around there and manage to get hold of the gas cannisters there could be an explosion, it’s dangerous.

“People should really be doing what they are supposed to and disposing of the rubbish properly, the council has services available to do this.”

Cabinet portfolio holder for environmental services on Hyndburn Council Cllr Paul Cox said: “If any evidence of who did it is found then action will be taken.”the cost of fly-tipping impacted everyone.

He said: “Obviously it is very disappointing people choose to fly-tip.

“People have a duty of care to dispose of rubbish correctly.

“The council now will have to go clean it up, and the costs then falls on the residents.

“The council only has a limited budget.

“We offer a bulky collection service people can use or they can take it to the tip.