From white goods to 'driver Tizer': volunteers pick up slack in England's fly-tipping crisis

Litter picking groups struggle to stem tide of rubbish after reported incidents rose 10% in last yearLast Wednesday, in a layby outside Brackley, Northamptonshire, Trish Savill and her band of self-styled Wombles proudly took photos of their morning's work: 28 bags stacked neatly against the verge.It had taken them an hour, but they had barely made a dent in the sprawl of unrecognisable, rotting refuse already working its way into the soil, mixed with dumped white goods and some more dubious finds. Continue reading...