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Fed-up city folk in NR3 are calling for the council to clear up rubbish that has been left in their street for more than a month. People living in Guernsey Road say fly-tippers dumped old bed frames, tins of fence paint and other waste in a nearby alley on February 10. They claim that despite calls for Norwich City Council to remove the rubbish the authority has been too slow to act.
Old pieces of bed frame and other waste was fly-tipped in an alley off Guernsey Road in NR3 (Image: Submitted) Jenny Knight, who lives in the Sewell area, said: "NR3 has a strong and caring community, which became even more apparent when I started organising litter picks here. "However community pride and activism can only go so far when large waste items are dumped in the streets. "This is why we need to continue holding the council to account around fly-tipping.
" Jenny Knight, who lives in Sewell Ward, reporting the fly-tipping to the council (Image: Jenny Knight) Gary Champion, Green Party councillor, added: "Fly-tipping is a blight on communities across the city. "We welcome the cameras being installed around the city, although there are nowhere near enough to be installed at all the hotspots across our city. READ MORE: 'Redundant outbuilding' and land to be converted into new flats "We've repeatedly advocated for proactive enforcement, including the removal of the bulky waste collection charge and fly-tipping amnesties, all of which would help to alleviate the problem.
The fly-tipping was reported in early February (Image: Submitted) "Unfortunately the council's lack of a fly-tipping enforcement policy hinders any effective action." READ MORE: Truce declared as crunch meeting between youth football chairman and league cancelled Norwich City Council says it has cleared up some of the rubbish and is currently investigating the remainder to try and identify where it's come from. Green Party councillor Gary Champion said the council's lack of a fly-tipping enforcement policy hinders any effective action (Image: Gary Champion) A spokesman for the council said: "We're aware of the ongoing incidents at Guernsey Road and are considering the best way to tackle further instances.
"It's important that residents report fly-tipping, as soon as they are aware, and once reported we will always try to collect it as soon as we can - often within 24 hrs." Norwich City Council cleared some of the waste and said it was currently investigating to find the identity of the other rubbish (Image: Submitted).
