Calls have bee made to make it easier to use dumps in Dundee after a sofa was dumped in Camperdown Country Park.
The leather suite and accompanying footstool was left at the popular beauty spot over the weekend.
It is the latest in a series of fly-tipping incidents in the city this year, sparking calls to relax rules around recycling centres.
One woman visiting the park with her grandchildren said she was disappointed to see fly-tipping at the park.
She said: “It’s horrible to see household goods like this just being dumped in one of our beautiful parks.
“Someone has obviously just come along when it’s quiet and unloaded their old furniture.
“It makes me so angry to see a beautiful area like this blighted because someone can’t be bothered to take it to the proper dump site.
“It also makes me concerned what sort of example this is setting to younger generations.
“My grandchildren asked why there was a settee in the park and I had to explain to them that it’s absolutely not acceptable to dump stuff like this.”
‘Difficult’ to dispose of household items in Dundee
The council offers a bulky uplift service for those who cannot taake things to recycling centres, but Kevin Keenan, councillor for the area, says the authority should be looking at how to help people dispose of furniture responsibly.
He said: “Fly-tipping is a blight on the landscape and can never be condoned.
“However, it does continue to raise questions about how difficult local authorities are making it for people to dispose of their household rubbish.
“Not everyone has transportation to get rid of rubbish or a licence to take stuff to the proper dump site.
“It can be expensive to hire people to get rid of it for you.
“I’d like the council to take another look at how we can help people dispose of their rubbish responsibly.”
Fly-tipping blighting Dundee
Fly-tipping has been a regular problem in Dundee this year, particularly during bin worker strikes.
Rubble was also dumped in Whitfield last month and the popular Miley walking route has been targeted.
A spokesman for Dundee City Council said: “Anyone who does fly-tip is acting illegally and the council has robust procedures to try to deter this selfish and dishonest activity, all fly-tipping complaints are investigated.
“In instances where an alleged offender is identified they will be issued a £200 fixed penalty notice.
“Failure to pay a fixed penalty will result in a report to the procurator fiscal.
“Residents can dispose of household items through the council’s bulky uplift service, or by taking items to one of the city’s household waste recycling centres for free.”
Fly-tipping can be reported on the council’s website.
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