Fly tippers have been dumping rubbish in public spaces as waste recycling centres across the country shut down due to coronavirus.
Tonnes of stinking rubbish dumped on an 'industrial scale' can be seen piled up over the edge of a lay-by near a beauty spot in Burnley, Lancs.
The closure of a majority of tips due to the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing guidelines has resulted in a spate of fly-tipping incidents in recent weeks.
In Lancashire alone 16 waste and recycling centres have shut down, including a number within a short distance of the fly-tipping hotspot shown here on the A671.
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