Fly-tipping has become a scourge through the pandemic with one Scots council having to deal with 602 incidents last year.More than a third of them were in Nithsdale with 152 reported in Annandale and Eskdale, 140 in the Stewartry and 86 in Wigtownshire, all Dumfries and Galloway.Council officials are still taking calls about rubbish dumped illegally in the countryside and in lay-bys – including the M74 through Annandale – despite the recycling and waste services operating during this lockdown.A council spokesperson said: “Regular household waste collections are continuing to be made each week throughout the region.“We urge people to use these to dispose of appropriate waste and not fly tip.”All of the region’s household waste recycling.
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