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Outrage at 'disgusting health hazard' fly-tipping at Ipswich car park

The rubbish was spotted at the NCP car park in Tacket Street, which is used as a cut-through to Upper Brook Street, on Wednesday.

Glass bottles, cans of beer, cardboard boxes and food waste were seen dumped in the corner of the car park.

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The rubbish was spotted at the NCP car park in Tacket StreetThe rubbish was spotted at the NCP car park in Tacket Street (Image: Contributed) Reuben Ward, 42, who is an operations supervisor at the Port Of Felixstowe, saw the rubbish and said: "This spot has been a mess for over 20 years with broken bottles, food packaging, congealed food matter and cardboard often being left there."

Mr Ward, who lives in Rushmere St Andrew, added: "The sight is a disgusting letdown and health hazard to visitors to the area.

"I've often seen it spilling out onto the neighbouring carpark and busy adjacent path, it's terrible. The problem is as soon as it's cleared up it reappears again."

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The mound of rubbish was first spotted on WednesdayThe mound of rubbish was first spotted on Wednesday (Image: Contributed) This comes after various incidents of fly-tipping in Ipswich over the past year, including in Suffolk Road, Woodlark Close, Gibbons Street and at The Strand.

John Cook, borough councillor for Alexandra ward, said: "We are pleased this has been brought to our attention. We take fly-tipping seriously and I will be pressing on solving this problem.

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"Because the issue is on private property we will be working with all the stakeholders involved to solve the problem.

"Fly-tipping and littering is a blight on our town and when the council is able to find the perpetrators behind these crimes they will be prosecuted. The more efficient we can make ourselves with tackling these issues the better we can make the town look and feel."

The Ipswich Borough Council waste enforcement team now says the rubbish has been cleared up on behalf of NCP.

NCP has been contacted about the issue but has not yet commented.

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