0:00:02 > 0:00:05Every day a never-ending war is being waged across Britain
0:00:05 > 0:00:07to clean up our towns and countryside.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10They've no consideration at all
0:00:10 > 0:00:14for the people and the animals and the welfare of anybody else.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16They only think of themselves.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18People are just so lazy.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22From the tons of cigarette butts, dogs' mess and household rubbish
0:00:22 > 0:00:26to mountains of tyres and skip loads of builders' waste.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29If you're not going to keep it clean, who'd want to live here?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31I certainly wouldn't.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34It's terrible. It's a blight to the countryside.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36We're on the front line of the clear-up
0:00:36 > 0:00:39and the fightback
0:00:39 > 0:00:41with our dedicated teams tracking down the rogues
0:00:41 > 0:00:45and putting the "great" back into Britain.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49It may harm your defence if you fail to mention something which you later rely on in court.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53On today's programme, a grisly mystery
0:00:53 > 0:00:57which involved Leicester's city wardens stumbling across...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58human remains.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01It could have been a murder scene, anything.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And a story I love - the future's bright for all of us
0:01:05 > 0:01:08trying to avoid stepping in dogs' muck.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11People can actually see it when they walk along the road.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13It also stops people treading in it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Welcome to the world of filthy, rotten scoundrels.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35First today, we're in the heart of Britain,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37in Leicester in the East Midlands.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Here, as in many British towns and cities,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43it can sometimes feel like a never-ending battle
0:01:43 > 0:01:48to keep litter louts, fly-tippers and graffiti vandals at bay.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And wait till you hear how much it costs.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56The city council spends over £300,000 each year
0:01:56 > 0:01:58dealing with rubbish that's been dumped illegally.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02It's very easy to dispose of waste. You ring the council.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04They collect bulky items - beds, fridges.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07All you have to do is ring them and they come and get them.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10There's no excuse for fly-tipping.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Say "buongiorno" to Ian Reeds.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18He's recently left his career as an archaeologist
0:02:18 > 0:02:22to bring a little bit of Venetian magic to the people of Leicester.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25This is just his second day of trading,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29and it's important to him Leicester looks "bella bella",
0:02:29 > 0:02:32not something the fly-tippers care that much about.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Thanks very much.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38'It seems to be quite a British phenomenon. You don't get it in France or Italy.'
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I'm trying to sell ice cream on a trike
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and make it a nice, pleasant, almost holiday environment,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45and if people are dropping litter in front of you,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47it totally ruins the whole image
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and it makes the whole area far less pleasant and attractive
0:02:51 > 0:02:53for all of us to live in or work in.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It seems a pointless and selfish thing, really.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59What's the Italian for "Hear, hear"?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02The city council agrees too
0:03:02 > 0:03:06and is on a mission to catch those who break the law.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Leicester's crack team from environmental services
0:03:11 > 0:03:14are fighting back against the fly-tippers.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17And today, we're following them at work.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Like many parts of the UK,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Leicester's not short of recycling facilities.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Recycling's not just right for the environment.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Rubbish deposited in recycling banks is worth good money when it's sold.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40This helps offset the cost to the city's waste disposal,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42so saving the taxpayer money.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I like the sound of that!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50But look at this.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Some residents just don't get it, do they?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58The rubbish is supposed to go IN the bin, not NEAR it.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Whereas stuff left in the right place saves money,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06this cardboard just left at the side of the bin
0:04:06 > 0:04:09is a worthless double whammy.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15It gets spoiled, so it can't be recycled anyway,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19plus it then costs the council money to clear it up.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Meet Nicole Powell and Charlotte Glover.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28This formidable pair are city wardens
0:04:28 > 0:04:31at the front line in the fight against fly-tipping.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37No-one takes more pride in keeping the city tidy than Nicole.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41I love the job. I love being able to be out in the community,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45spreading the environmental issues and sharing them with everybody.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50And no-nonsense Charlotte won't stand for any rubbish.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55You don't dump your rubbish anywhere just 'cause you think the council will take it.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57So it's just laziness, isn't it?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Remind you of anyone?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Why don't we call this bit of the programme
0:05:02 > 0:05:05How Clean Is Your... Recycling Point?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07This morning they're paying a routine visit
0:05:07 > 0:05:11to a supermarket car park in the Hamilton area of the city
0:05:11 > 0:05:14that's become a fly-tipping hot spot.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Every week huge quantities of rubbish are being dumped at this site,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23most of it completely unsuitable for recycling.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28The rubbish used to cover approximately...
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Most of it. - 15 metres?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35It covered approximately all of the space that you see here.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Charlotte and Nicole's hard work
0:05:37 > 0:05:40means that there is less rubbish here than in the past,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43but they've still found this little lot today.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47We can just walk away from it because we're not the cleaners,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50but I can't walk away and leave that for other people
0:05:50 > 0:05:53when there is room in the bins to do that.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56I can't do it, no matter what.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58That's the spirit, Nicole.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Something tells me I could eat my dinner off your kitchen floor.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Over the past few months, the girls have been amazed
0:06:07 > 0:06:10at what the great British public will dump
0:06:10 > 0:06:11in a supermarket car park.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And wait until you hear the list.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20We've found computers, televisions, prescription drugs...
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Raw turkey, whole...
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Did it have maggots in?- Yeah. - Yeah, it had maggots in.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28A full set of expensive lady's underwear.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It could have gone to a nice home.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I don't think any of that lot belongs at a recycling point.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Do you?
0:06:36 > 0:06:42But early one morning, Nicole and Charlotte came across something truly chilling.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45That was found here, literally here, at this point here,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48in a carrier bag in a black bag.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55Inside the bag they discovered human remains.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00There was two skulls, there was a ribcage...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02and a pelvis.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05This is incredible.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10At first the ladies could scarcely believe their eyes.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15We really thought they were plastic because some of them had been varnished.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18So we weren't sure whether they were real or not.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21It could have been a murder scene, anything.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The bones were handed over to the police.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29They investigated and luckily concluded that nothing sinister was going on,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32but they had been discarded by a medical student.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Phew!
0:07:34 > 0:07:38It was shocking to see that they were just dumped in a carrier bag
0:07:38 > 0:07:39at a recycling point.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Dumping human remains in a supermarket car park?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49It doesn't get more disrespectful than that.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52And the person responsible can have had no consideration
0:07:52 > 0:07:56for our hard-working city wardens here.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00This is a particularly popular recycling point.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04For Nicole and Charlotte, today it's an essential tidy-up job,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and then a bit of detective work
0:08:06 > 0:08:12in the hopes that they can work out who is dumping rubbish here illegally.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15What we're going to do is look through the rubbish.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20See what's in it, look for any evidence if need be,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22and then we'll go from there.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26It's a pretty nasty job. There could be anything in there.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28We've got a lot of food waste in here,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30which isn't recyclable at all.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Because food waste is often dumped here,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38the hedges nearby are teeming with rats.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42If one of the bags had been opened by the vermin,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44with the weather as well,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47that would have been washed all over the floor and...
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Anything could have happened to it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51The rubbish that's been left here today
0:08:51 > 0:08:54is completely unsuitable for recycling.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58It's something that really winds Nicole up.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03Leicester City Council provide a service of wheelie bins to every household.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05There is no need for this.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09And this clearly states that it's a recycling area.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11There's signs everywhere.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16It tells you on the bins what you can put in and what you can't.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20So why would you leave that there for...
0:09:20 > 0:09:22for us to clean up?
0:09:22 > 0:09:27She's still smiling but you can hear the exasperation in Nicole's voice.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31And I think we'd all feel the same if we had to go through this lot.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35You need a strong stomach for this kind of work.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39There's used sanitary towels in here,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41there's Domestos,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43so it's come from a bathroom bin.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It's not pleasant for anybody to go through.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51Why didn't this person put this bin bag... well, in a bin?
0:09:51 > 0:09:56But, in amongst all the bathroom rubbish, the girls find a crucial clue.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58There's a bit of paper here, Nicole.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Do you want to photograph this? I've got a Mr Carn.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05It looks like the detective work is finally paying off.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10We found a little piece of paper with a name on it,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14so there might be something further down in the bag with an address.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19So we'll just take that and put it in an evidence bag.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21So it's not tampered with.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27If we do find any address so that we're able to approach this person,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31because there might be a household...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Oh, lovely. We've got some evidence.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38We just found some more evidence. It's for Mr Carn, with an address.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- So that's the lucky...- Do you want to put it near that bag?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44That's the lucky strike.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48But unlucky for Mr Carn, by the looks of things.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56I do think people don't expect we go to such lengths to find pieces of evidence like this,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59especially in a big bag full of food waste like this.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So that's the icing on the cake, that is.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10The city wardens have powers to carry out a formal interview under caution.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12We'll be calling him in...
0:11:13 > 0:11:16for a PACE interview
0:11:16 > 0:11:20and ask his reason for doing this,
0:11:20 > 0:11:21and an explanation.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24But there's no explanation.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27What I love about Nicole
0:11:27 > 0:11:29is that no matter how many times she's had to clean up,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33she's still outraged at every new bit of rubbish.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35And quite right, too.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40People need to realise they can't just dump stuff anywhere they like.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44When we invite them in, most people act quite shocked they're being asked.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49When they don't realise they've done anything wrong,
0:11:49 > 0:11:54they're very surprised at why they've been called in to have an interview.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Nicole and Charlotte successfully track down Mr Carn.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02His daughter admitted dumping the rubbish at the recycling point.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05They were issued with a fixed penalty notice of £80,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08making it one very expensive black bag.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14We have to put a sticker on the bag that we found the evidence on.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16So we've put it on this bag here.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19This just informs the public
0:12:19 > 0:12:25that people are going through people's rubbish if they just leave it.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Not just people, Charlotte.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28A dedicated couple of women
0:12:28 > 0:12:32who do it because they genuinely care about keeping their neighbourhood clean.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35How clean is your recycling point?
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Very!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Something smells a bit whiffy.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I think it's one of the worst things you can get on your feet.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51We all hate, hate, hate it.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I have trod in dog poo.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Mind where you step!
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Not impressed actually, no.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03As a responsible dog owner, I think it should be cleaned up straightaway.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Erm, I think they should pick it up and put it in the bin
0:13:06 > 0:13:10because people might tread in it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Ugh. But she has got the right idea.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15It is rife.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19On the way to school, it's on the bottom of scooters and pushchairs.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21You're lucky not to tread in it.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25We've even encountered it where somebody's left it and covered it over with leaves,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28so you don't see it until you go through it with a pushchair.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31They're all talking.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32Dog mess.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34It's revolting.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39You wouldn't want a fly going on it and then going over to your food.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I just don't like it like that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43All right, all right, enough now.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45We may be a nation of dog lovers,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47but we can't stick the mess they leave behind.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50And boy, do they leave a mess!
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Disgusting.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55There are around 6.8 million dogs in the UK,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- and, as you'd imagine, that's an awful lot of... - HE SNIFFS
0:13:58 > 0:14:03actually, about 900 tons of the stuff each and every day.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Now, most dog owners are smart pups when it comes to cleaning up after their canine friend.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Yet others are downright dirty dogs and leave a mess wherever they go.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Pub landlord Richard Scott is driven to despair by the mess.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Because we've got quite a large open space,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24people tend to think they can just walk their dogs across our land
0:14:24 > 0:14:28and just let them foul without cleaning it up.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31There, there, there...
0:14:31 > 0:14:35We do have rather a lot of campers with children
0:14:35 > 0:14:39and they are not too chuffed to find large piles of dog mess...
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's there, there, there...
0:14:41 > 0:14:44..in the field where they're camping.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48This is all recent, within the last couple of days.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Once one dog has left a mess,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55other dogs will come along and find the scent
0:14:55 > 0:14:57and think it's OK to leave their own.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01It looks like Richard is left with a load of unhappy campers
0:15:01 > 0:15:03and a very dirty lawn.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07It's obscene. Everybody should be made to clean up after their animals.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11It may seem trivial, but dog dirt is a menace and also dangerous.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14It's just that it's foul. It smells revolting.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18It's dangerous as well. It can make them go blind.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21In fact, a single gramme of dog waste
0:15:21 > 0:15:25can contain 23 million faecal coliform bacteria.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28They cause cramps, diarrhoea,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30intestinal illness, serious kidney disorders
0:15:30 > 0:15:33and blindness, especially in children.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38It also costs councils, which means you and me, dog owner or not,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40millions of pounds a year to clean up.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Across the country, councils are trying all sorts of schemes
0:15:44 > 0:15:46to persuade people to scoop their poop.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51In Doncaster, tidy pet owners get the chance to win a hamper of doggy goodies
0:15:51 > 0:15:53if spotted cleaning up after their pooch.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- Mrs Mahon?- Yeah?- You're the winner of our responsible dog owner competition this month.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Up.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Tidy.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Redditch and Bromsgrove Council, on the other hand,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07are going for a very different tactic.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10The council have launched the Mucky Pup campaign.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14We've just got to make sure we've all got our dog vests on as our patrol vests.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18For three weeks environmental officers Anna and Peter are hitting the streets
0:16:18 > 0:16:23to try and persuade the public to clean up after their dogs and put the waste in the bin.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28We'll also put up signs at the entrance to the park about our dog fouling campaign
0:16:28 > 0:16:32so we get maximum visibility out of this.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36The aim for today is to talk to as many people as possible,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38engage with them about dog fouling.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42We're just trying to encourage people, in a nice way, to pick up after their animals.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44If we come into contact with dog owners,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48we give them little freebie doggy bones that have dog poo bags in there.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53We'd like to give you one of our little doggy bones with 20 little poo bags in there.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56You can hang them on the belt as well.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58So that's quite a useful gift to give out.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03It's not at all a stick thing. It's a carrot thing that we're trying to get across today.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05It's not an enforcement thing at all.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08The council are going all out with the advertising campaign,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11even advertising on the side of council trucks.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15That's our livery. It's good, isn't it? I really like that.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20We've managed to pool our refuse freighters with the "Mucky pup? Clean it up" livery
0:17:20 > 0:17:26just to try and get as many people to see what we've got out and around our district.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It gets people talking. That's all it's all about.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32"Mucky pup? Clean it up." I like it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34And you'll like this even more.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37They've got a pretty unique tool of persuasion -
0:17:37 > 0:17:39a can of orange spray paint.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- I'll pass those to you, Pete. - Thank you very much.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Don't panic. Don't call the RSPCA.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48They're not spray-painting dogs that foul, or tagging the owners.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Nope, instead they're spray-painting dog poop.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55So, why on earth are they making it orange?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58No, no, it's not what you call modern art.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03It raises awareness so people can actually see it when they walk along the road.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05It also stops people treading in it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07We've had quite a few people say to us,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11"I've already trodden in that" because it is sprayed bright orange.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Anybody else want a go? - Me!
0:18:13 > 0:18:16OK, come on, then, have a spray.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19It's really good what the council are doing
0:18:19 > 0:18:21so people don't tread in the dog poo.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26So it's bright orange, and you're just aware it's doggy poo.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Also, where you've got dog walkers, they tend to stick to the same routes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32They will go down the same route every day
0:18:32 > 0:18:36and their dog will do their business at the same point generally every day.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43So if we're marking it, they'll say, "Someone's recognised this.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46"Somebody's noticed that my dog's fouled there."
0:18:46 > 0:18:51Maybe it will subconsciously make them not do it or make them pick it up.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54It's unique, I'm going to give them that.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56We'll be back on pooch patrol later
0:18:56 > 0:18:58to find out whether the orange paint
0:18:58 > 0:19:02can turn the locals from mucky pups to prize-winning pooches.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Another one there, Anna.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Time now to sit back, pull out your magnifying glass,
0:19:15 > 0:19:16put on your deerstalker
0:19:16 > 0:19:22and enjoy detective work worthy of the great Sherlock Holmes himself.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27A case solved using logical reasoning and good old-fashioned deduction.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31But we are a long way from 221B Baker Street.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34We're in Preston, England's newest city,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38where one autumn evening a dastardly crime was committed.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Meet supersleuth and environment enforcer Paul Cookson.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48This is an incident we dealt with in October 2010.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It occurred on the car park at Moor Park.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54This is the scene of the crime,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Moor Park, the lungs of this former mill town.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00It was reported by the park ranger
0:20:00 > 0:20:03who tended the car park as in his normal rounds.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Now, we are quite used to having to come onto the car park to pick up light littering.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13It's a very popular spot throughout the day and the evening for people to park.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18We find a lot of people come at night eating takeaway food and just leave it lying around.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21So the park ranger is always coming on to do some tidying up.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26But this one night, something was lying in wait for the ranger.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Something big.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Something threatening.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Something all filth-fighters dread -
0:20:34 > 0:20:36a fly tip.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38This is quite a disgusting offence.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42This guy didn't care what he did. He just wanted to get rid of this waste.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47Paul went into detective mode and headed straight to the scene.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51I'm annoyed at this guy. I'm determined to find out where this material came from
0:20:51 > 0:20:55and somebody should face legal action for dumping it.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Paul and his team had to get to work, clean this mess up and find the culprit.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03He studies the dump and, in true Sherlock Holmes style,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06spots an immediate clue.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Clue: dumped in one load.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Deduction: it could only have come from a large truck.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24He reversed his lorry up to the edge of the car park,
0:21:24 > 0:21:25lifted up the rear tail
0:21:25 > 0:21:28and allowed the entire load to slide off onto the floor.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33But there was another crucial clue in the mud.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37We can just about see some lines on the mud
0:21:37 > 0:21:41which correspond to the tracks of a flat-back truck.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44The tyre marks were an immediate giveaway.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Our sleuth was on the right tracks.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50We're looking at the tyre tracks in the mud.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Obviously a commercial vehicle was used to deposit the waste.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Clever.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00The tyre track size suggests a large vehicle.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02It must be a commercial truck.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Deduction: could this be someone employed to remove the waste?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10They've obviously picked up a load of household waste.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Here we see bathroom furniture.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19We've got a toilet cistern, toilet base, a bath and a sink amongst it.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24So not only are we looking at a house clearance of general bric-a-brac.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29We're looking at somewhere where they've done refurbishment work at a bathroom.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34And we're quite clear on the original colour of the bathroom.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Mmm! A lovely mustard. I can tell why they've thrown it out.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43But I am disgusted about how they've thrown it out.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Paul was well into his detective stride,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48piecing together clue after clue.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53And lucky for him his arch-nemesis had left plenty to find.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Over here you can see we've got lots of bits of paper evidence.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00From an enforcement point of view, this is a godsend to us.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04It looks like we're going to get evidence that might lead us to the offender.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Oh, dear. A schoolboy error.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10This is prescription medicine
0:23:10 > 0:23:14and it still has the label on from the pharmacy.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18And fortunately for us, it has the address on of the patient.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20That's a significant clue to us.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24We now have a link to a particular house in the Preston area
0:23:24 > 0:23:26where this waste may have come from.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Gotcha!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30This clearly was the job of an amateur.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Before you could say "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Paul was round at the house in question.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41At the rear of the address, I find a bath lying on the floor.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44The first thing I notice is that the colour of the bath,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46as you can see from the edge,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51matches the bathroom suite that we found at Moor Park.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Elementary, my dear viewer.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58I think we'll call this case A Study In Mustard.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Case closed? Not quite.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05So, following on that, I go and speak to the owner of the house.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08He recently purchased the property
0:24:08 > 0:24:11and is doing some refurbishment work,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15and he had employed somebody to take the waste away recently.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Paul had been spot on. It was the hired help all along.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24The culprit was summoned to explain himself.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I'll let Paul take up the story.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31He was quite happy to tell us who that person was
0:24:31 > 0:24:36and indeed arranged for the young man to come back to the property
0:24:36 > 0:24:38to explain himself.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41When the young man arrived, he was a bit sheepish
0:24:41 > 0:24:45because he suddenly realised he might be in a little bit of trouble.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48A little bit of trouble?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51If found guilty, he could be fined up to 50 grand
0:24:51 > 0:24:53or sent down for up to 12 months.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58The offender was a young gentleman
0:24:58 > 0:25:02who worked for a local housing association
0:25:02 > 0:25:07and he had access to a company flat-back truck.
0:25:07 > 0:25:13He was approached by a man who was doing some building work
0:25:13 > 0:25:19to see whether he could remove some waste from the house and dispose of it legally.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21He was paid for that service
0:25:21 > 0:25:25and essentially used the firm's vehicle without permission.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Ah! So doing a job on the side, eh?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34The housing association have an arrangement with Preston City Council
0:25:34 > 0:25:40to use our transfer yard to dispose of their waste.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Crafty!
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It was here that our scoundrel was planning to dump the waste.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49But, as in all good crime stories, there was a hitch.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51But unfortunately he chose to do it at the weekend.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56But he'd never worked the weekend so he didn't know the yard was closed at the weekend.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Ouch!
0:25:57 > 0:26:00So when he arrived at the yard the gates were shut,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02and that's when the panic set in,
0:26:02 > 0:26:07because he's now got a lorry full of rubbish
0:26:07 > 0:26:09and nowhere to dump it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12And just hours until the van had to be back.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14That's why he ended up here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19So the vehicle will have reversed into this spot,
0:26:19 > 0:26:24he lifted up the tail of the vehicle and just allowed all the waste to spill out onto this area.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29So it's a full flat-back load just literally dumped in one go
0:26:29 > 0:26:31right on the car park.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36The young man confessed everything, and his one crime cost him dear.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Because he'd taken the firm's vehicle without permission,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41he lost his job.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45He was put before the magistrates who, fortunately for him, were very lenient,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47put him on a community service order,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50but also ordered him to pay the full legal costs
0:26:50 > 0:26:52and the clean-up costs of this little action.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56What a heavy price to pay for a bit on the side.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Over in Leicester, different location but same old problem.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05You guessed it - fly-tipping.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Over the past few months, the council has focused on
0:27:09 > 0:27:13stopping waste ending up on the streets in the first place.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17It's people being lazy. And it's bad for the environment.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I think fly-tippers ought to be prosecuted.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Fine them. Your pocket hurts, doesn't it?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26The city wardens are out in force
0:27:26 > 0:27:28with the power to nobble filthy litter louts
0:27:28 > 0:27:31with £80 fixed penalty notices.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Steve Quick is the manager of the council's environmental crime team
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and passionate about keeping Leicester tidy.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Today he's at a tip-off about a pile of old tyres
0:27:45 > 0:27:48that's been left on a country road on the edge of the city.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53He is straight in the car and looks like he's turned on his internal fly-tipping radar,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55and it's about to go off.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Yeah, my job's great fun, and it's also very useful.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04You've got that feeling that you're helping the community.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Oh... Dearie me. That's new.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10A little deposit across the road there.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15I love this. Steve hasn't even made it to the dumped tyres,
0:28:15 > 0:28:16but he can't help himself.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Some filthy rotter obviously thinks an old mattress
0:28:19 > 0:28:22is just what the Leicester countryside needs.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25But Steve's not the kind of man to drive on by.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I can't understand this.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33All they've got to do is telephone, book it in, and we'd come and take this away.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Instead, they've put it on a vehicle, driven it up here
0:28:37 > 0:28:39and dumped it at the side of the road.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42We've now got to get a crew up here to take it away,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46all of which is costing the taxpayer money to do that.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Leicester City Council spent £312,000 last year
0:28:51 > 0:28:53clearing up mess like this.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Shocking.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01On the offside on the verge there's a mattress and odd bits of furniture.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04But with no clues today as to who left this junk,
0:29:04 > 0:29:09all Steve can do is get the rubbish cleared as quickly as possible.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12This is just beyond my comprehension. It really is.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Nope, we don't understand it either, Steve.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22City warden Charlotte wants to feel proud of her patch of Leicester.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26This afternoon she's targeting an area near the Netherhall shops.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29This whole district was cleared of graffiti last week.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32But just look at this. It's already back.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37And that means someone's time and money to get rid of it yet again.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42If it's offensive, the council will clean up the graffiti free of charge.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48Because it's not offensive, they may ask the people who own the building to pay them an amount.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50It's a big cost as well. It's not cheap.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55All the chemicals they have to use, it's not a cheap thing.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56So it's 8:11.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59It's a massive blight on the local community.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01And it's not the only thing in Charlotte's sights.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Get that pen and pad out again.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10We found another fly tip round the back of the Netherhall shops.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15It may have come from one of the shops itself as it's just had a refit.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20So I'll go and speak to them and see if they know anything about it.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24If they have, they'll then have the responsibility of cleaning it up.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29If this kind of thing came from someone's house, the council would collect it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32But the rules are different for commercial waste,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and Charlotte likes people who stick to the rules.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Every business has to dispose of their waste correctly.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43They have to pass their waste on to a licensed waste carrier,
0:30:43 > 0:30:48and failing to do that results in a £300 fixed penalty notice.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51So it's really important that these businesses get a carrier in place.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56They are licensed, and that helps reduce a lot of the fly-tipping that we have.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00This cafe opened to the public just a few weeks ago.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02When Charlotte first visited the cafe,
0:31:02 > 0:31:08the owner couldn't prove the rubbish was being collected by an appropriate contractor.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Today she's back for a spot check,
0:31:10 > 0:31:14hopeful that this time the paperwork's in order.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- I've come to see your duty of care. - OK.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Have you got your contract on site?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Looks like the owner's got it all sorted since Charlotte's last visit.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Just what she likes to hear.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I've got the documents here.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- Lovely. If I can just take some of that information down.- Sure.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Out with that trusty pen and pad again.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37They've had one collection.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38All right. OK.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Also, when I was doing my patrols, I noticed out the back behind your blue gates
0:31:43 > 0:31:44a bit of fly-tipping.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Is that from the refurb?- No. - Or was it already there?
0:31:47 > 0:31:52We had a skip put up there, and I believe that stuff was left outside.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- So it didn't go in the skip? - No, it's not part of my...
0:31:56 > 0:31:59It's not part of yours. That's all right. OK.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Also, the graffiti on your wall.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- That's new.- That is new, yeah. - Absolutely.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08None of the rubbish behind the shops came from here,
0:32:08 > 0:32:12and the owner's got most of the required paperwork.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15But Charlotte's a stickler for detail
0:32:15 > 0:32:19and arranges to come back once the rest of the documents have arrived.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- You've got the number? - Yes, I have.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27- When that comes in, call us and I can get the rest of the details. - No problem. Thank you very much.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34On the outskirts of the city, Steve is still playing hunt the tyres.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36One thing I think we all know -
0:32:36 > 0:32:39he's not going to give up until he's tracked them down.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43No two cases are the same. No two days are the same.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Some you win, some you lose,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49but we keep banging away.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52And we've got another load here.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54I don't believe it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57This lane unfortunately is a bit of a hot spot for us.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00We're less than a minute's drive from the last fly tip
0:33:00 > 0:33:04and already super Steve has spotted another pile of rubbish.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Oh. That's interesting.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10What's he spotted?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12That looks like the rest of the wardrobe
0:33:12 > 0:33:16that was further back down there with the mattress.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19And also a car part.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26Don't suppose there's a registration number on that car fender. That'd be good.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28You've got me all excited now, Steve. So?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34No. That would have been a good lead if that were still there.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38We could have traced the vehicle it came off and asked some questions.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42If Steve can build up a picture of how the rubbish got here,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44he might get some clues about who dumped it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Whether...
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Whether somebody's come up here twice with a smaller vehicle
0:33:51 > 0:33:54or whether they've stopped and dropped off some
0:33:54 > 0:33:56and then dropped off another...
0:33:56 > 0:33:58But I don't see why they'd do that.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I think we're probably looking at a fairly small vehicle.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07That tells Steve this lot was probably dumped by a lazy individual
0:34:07 > 0:34:12rather than by someone running an illegal waste disposal business.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Certainly nothing in there is going to give us a lead.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I'll move on to the tyres.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Over the past few months the council has focused
0:34:24 > 0:34:27on stopping waste ending up on the streets in the first place.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30They're particularly keen to spruce up Leicester's Golden Mile,
0:34:30 > 0:34:35so called because it's a centre for Asian jewellery.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37So it's this one as well, isn't it?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Nicole, Charlotte and colleague Mo are out checking
0:34:40 > 0:34:43whether businesses have done as they were told a few weeks ago
0:34:43 > 0:34:46and are disposing of their waste properly.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51- Had any luck getting a contractor? - Yeah. We are going through the paperwork at the moment.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53If you come down next time in a week or so,
0:34:53 > 0:34:58we'll have the bin bags and the contracts in our hand.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02We will be coming back on 22 August.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04From the sounds of things, they'll be more than welcome.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- OK?- All right. Thank you.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Just to keep the city clean and nice and tidy,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11they are doing their job.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13A very good job, to be honest.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18I think it's our duty as citizens as well to keep the city clean.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21But despite the wardens' previous visits,
0:35:21 > 0:35:26some of the businesses haven't yet even made contact with a waste carrier.
0:35:26 > 0:35:32- Look in the Yellow Pages to find an independent company to pick up your rubbish.- OK.- Oh, my goodness.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36If it's not done by 22 August, we will be giving you legal notice.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41There's no way for businesses to get round this if they want to stay within the law.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44But some businesses think it's all a bit jobsworth,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46given the amount of waste they produce.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Nicole and Mo want to get businesses to work together
0:35:49 > 0:35:54to arrange joint collections of their rubbish and save on costs.
0:35:54 > 0:36:00- Does a company collect your rubbish at the moment?- No. We hardly get any rubbish coming in.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- Everything we get, we get in a carrier bag with a handle.- Hmm.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08This shop sells clothing, and the owner just doesn't feel
0:36:08 > 0:36:12he produces enough waste to need someone to take it away.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15A small business like mine...
0:36:15 > 0:36:20I hardly produce any litter or any waste.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I don't think I need one, to be honest with you.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Every business has to have a duty of care contract
0:36:26 > 0:36:29and have a registered waste carrier collect your rubbish.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32So even if it's one bag every two weeks or every month,
0:36:32 > 0:36:36you still have to have a company come and collect that one bag.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Firm but fair, that's the approach.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44But the wardens are happy to consider ways to reduce the cost.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49They are responding. Like the jewellers, they don't have a lot of wastage.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53So there's 18 jewellers along here,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57and they're going to club together and get one contract in place.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01It really is good. It's very positive at the moment.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Back out on the open road with super Steve,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08he's finally found the tyres that were reported to him.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09That's a relief!
0:37:09 > 0:37:14It costs up to £3 each to dispose of these tyres legitimately.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18It looks as though someone here has saved themselves a pretty penny
0:37:18 > 0:37:21and left someone else to pick up the tab.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26The cost just of clearing up gets borne by the occupiers of the land.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30These tyres here, because they're on the highway,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34the council has to clear it up, so the taxpayer's bearing the cost.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Steve prosecutes around ten people a year for fly-tipping
0:37:39 > 0:37:43and plenty more get fixed penalty notices, cautions and warnings.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46This dedicated man really cares about his job
0:37:46 > 0:37:48and has a pretty low opinion
0:37:48 > 0:37:51of the people who dump rubbish all over his precious city.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56They're just animals. They don't care about the world they live in
0:37:56 > 0:38:00or their fellow citizens.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05In other words, Steve, they're filthy, rotten scoundrels.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Right. Spray paint at the ready, let's hit the park.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Don't worry, I'm not suggesting we all take up graffiti.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23It's time to join environmental officers Anna and Peter again
0:38:23 > 0:38:26on a unique mission to spray dog poo orange.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Another one there, Anna.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33We're heading off to Sanders Park, the biggest park in Bromsgrove.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36It's a really good recreation ground.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41There's a bandstand, they have events on, there's a kiddies' skate park, a play area.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46It's a really popular recreation destination in Bromsgrove.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48We went there last week
0:38:48 > 0:38:51and spoke to about 50 people with dogs, without dogs,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54talked about our campaign and got some really positive feedback.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58So hopefully this week we'll see lots more people.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- See an improvement. - See an improvement, hopefully.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04The trouble is, in parks like this,
0:39:04 > 0:39:06you only need one dog owner a day
0:39:06 > 0:39:08who doesn't clean up after their pet
0:39:08 > 0:39:10and very quickly you've got a big problem.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13But even the most stubborn owner must notice these things
0:39:13 > 0:39:16on their daily walking route.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21These are a pair of our banners with the same imagery on there.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23With the "Mucky pup? Clean it up".
0:39:23 > 0:39:27So again, it's all about raising awareness.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Operation Mucky Pup is underway.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Watch out, you dirty dogs!
0:39:34 > 0:39:38In some places it's so bad, even our cameraman nearly stood in it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Watch your step, pal.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Whilst they surprise the local dog walkers with luminous orange lumps,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47they're also meeting the community.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51What do they make of the council's latest weapon against the poopers?
0:39:51 > 0:39:52I think it's a good idea,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55because there's just a few who don't pick up and don't want to.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00I think it's really good what the council's doing to raise awareness.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04The bright spray paint, the kids are definitely into it.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Anybody else? ANNA:- Excellent.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09OK. Let's go look for the rest. Come on, find the rest.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- This is fabulous. - Let's have a look.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- This is great, getting people doing our job for us!- This is teamwork.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18And what about local pub landlord Richard?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Anybody out walking their dog that has a regular route
0:40:22 > 0:40:25will obviously notice these bright orange markings.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Hopefully they will be shamed into either cleaning up after their dog
0:40:29 > 0:40:32or making sure their dog doesn't leave the mess in the first place.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Everyone's very impressed. But does it really work?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40It's exactly what I hoped it would do in terms of raising awareness.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45It's become a debate, and people are having a laugh at it as well.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47It's doing exactly what I wanted it to do.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Have you seen them spraying the poo orange?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Oh, is that what that is? I've seen the orange.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55That's what I hope is... Oh, here we go.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58We are seeing a decrease
0:40:58 > 0:41:02in the amount of dog fouling we're finding week to week.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03What a scoop!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06And, in a remarkable turn of events,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09it seems like the campaign has even caused some naughty poopers
0:41:09 > 0:41:12to go back to the scene of the crime.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14We came round this area last week. We sprayed that.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Now the poo's gone, so someone's noticed it and picked it up.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20So that's quite an achievement, I think.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Someone's cleaned up after themselves.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Maybe it was the person who did it, maybe it wasn't, but it's gone.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27That's quite positive.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Whoever's dog left this mess has since thought again.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33They've sneaked back and scooped their poop.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35A win for the council.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38It's a cheeky campaign, but it doesn't end there.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40The team also go knocking on doors,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43taking their Mucky Pup postcards with them.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47The great thing about these campaigns is that it's not just about dog poo.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51It's about everyone taking pride in where they live.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54'I think it's an absolutely fabulous campaign.'
0:41:54 > 0:41:56We need to be out here on the street.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00The things that upset customers most are unclean streets,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03dog poo, obviously included in that,
0:42:03 > 0:42:04and litter.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09I work on the principle that cleaner streets are crime-free streets.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Less grime, less crime.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13And it seems to be working.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Less grime, less crime. I like that.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21So, after a long day in the park, how many poops have they sprayed?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23We've sprayed about 22 fresh dog poos,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- put up two or three new signs. - Fabulous. Yeah.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29And you've posted cards to all these houses down here.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32So hopefully we've got the message out quite well today,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34all in a couple of hours' work.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Another victory in the fight
0:42:38 > 0:42:42against the thing that we all hate the most - the dreaded dog doo.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47This mucky mess is cluttering our streets and wrecking our countryside.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50But our environment enforcers are working day and night
0:42:50 > 0:42:52to make Britain a cleaner place to live.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Join us next time,
0:42:54 > 0:42:57when we'll be chasing down more filthy, rotten scoundrels.
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