'We're absolutely sick of fly-tipping - this time it looks like a cannabis farm was dumped'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A fly-tipping hotspot in Saddleworth was hit with one of its biggest piles of rubbish yet - with locals suspecting it was the remnants of an ‘abandoned cannabis farm’.

The waste was dumped on Harrop Edge Lane, just off Huddersfield Road near Delph. An ex-resident, who regularly commutes to the area and reported the site to the council, said: “It was drug paraphernalia - it looked like it was from a cannabis growth. “It’s just disgusting.

People who are dropping there think it’s out of the way - but it’s not. It’s near a very busy road.” READ MORE: The red tent camp outside Manchester town hall - and why it's 'not helping anyone' Pictures show rolls of plastic sheeting; felt pots with soil; silver ducting; and plastic garden sticks among other litter.

The council has removed the waste, but was unable to confirm the nature of the fly-tipped material. “Oldham council moved it very quickly,” the ex-resident added. “Fingers crossed they will learn from this and potentially put a £15 battery-operated night-vision camera to catch people there.” The incident is the latest in a slew of fly-tipping sprees to hit the area in recent months.