The culprit who dumped waste on a quiet rural road on the edge of the Carse of Gowrie has been labelled a “scourge on society”.
Items including wooden posts, a metal stand and the remnants of a garden shed have been fly-tipped near Lochton on the C405, two miles north of Abernyte, towards Coupar Angus.
Councillor Angus Forbes, who represents the Carse of Gowrie, noticed the rubbish on Thursday morning and thinks it was dropped there the previous night.
He has called on the owner of the items to come forward.
“The likelihood is that someone has paid a contractor to remove this waste and it has been dumped at the side of the road,” he said.
“It appears to be garden stuff more than household, so a contractor may have decided not to pay for it to be properly disposed of and instead chuck it away.
“If the person who owns it sees these pictures they may be confident it is theirs.
“If they come forward they can tell us who the contractor was who dumped it.”
Carse of Gowrie fly-tipping ‘makes my blood boil’
Mr Forbes’ post on Facebook page Inchture Area Newsletter highlighting the fly-tipping has provoked an angry reaction.
One person wrote: “Have driven past this a few times in the last couple of days and it makes my blood boil.”
Another posted: “Fly tipping is awful in itself, but to tip it on a country road where it could kill someone is the pits.”
“It is a scourge on society,” Mr Forbes added to The Courier.
“It is absolutely awful and is going to cost the public purse money to have it picked up and disposed of.
“Money that could be used for other things.
“Perth and Kinross Council will investigate and look for evidence over who owns it.
“I ask for anyone who sees these pictures and says this is theirs to go to the council.”
Police Scotland has been approached for comment.
Building fly tipped near Aberntye
Elsewhere, the Perth and Kinross Council Waste Services Team have launched an appeal after a building was fly-tipped near Abernyte.
The dismantled garden shed has been dumped on the traffic island on the B953.
The post read: “The illegal dumping of waste is a blight on our communities and countryside, and we investigate all reports of fly-tipping.
“Fly-tippers face fines of at least £500 and can even end up with a criminal conviction.”
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