0:00:02 > 0:00:06Every day, a war is being waged across Britain to clean up our towns and countryside.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11It's where I walk and where I live, and I don't want it to look a mess.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15The people who's doing this should definitely be heavily fined.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19From the tons of cigarettes butts, dogs' mess and household rubbish
0:00:19 > 0:00:22to mountains of tyres and skip-loads of builders' waste...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24To clear this area would be a big job.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27When I see people fly-tipping or even just littering,
0:00:27 > 0:00:32throwing a crisp packet on the floor, it makes me angry that people have so little respect.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36..we're on the front line of the clear-up and the fight-back,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40with the dedicated teams tracking down the rogues
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and putting the Great back into Britain.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46It may harm your defence if you fail to mention, when questioned,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48something you later rely on in court.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50On today's programme, the voice from above
0:00:50 > 0:00:54that shames the litter louts into clearing up after themselves.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57"The gentleman in the blue top with the white T-shirt on,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01could you please pick up the litter you've just dropped?"
0:01:01 > 0:01:04And we're doing the rounds with a man whose dedication
0:01:04 > 0:01:07to clearing up his neighbourhood is an inspiration to us all.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10If I can pick this stuff up,
0:01:10 > 0:01:14and it's making the area a lot better to drive round and walk round,
0:01:14 > 0:01:18then, I suppose, I should take a bit of pride in that, really.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Welcome to the dirty world of Filthy Rotten Scoundrels.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Now, whose heart doesn't lift at sights like these?
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Beautiful Britain! But I've got a shocking fact for you.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Someone fly-tips in England every 30 seconds.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50But local councils like Doncaster are fighting back.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53They've drafted in neighbourhood-response teams
0:01:53 > 0:01:56whose regular work is patrolling for antisocial behaviour,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00to hunt for equally antisocial lawbreakers
0:02:00 > 0:02:02who like to dump rubbish.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07It's a 24-hour job, and seasoned team members Louise and Gerald
0:02:07 > 0:02:10are determined they're going to get results.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13We're on the streets seven nights a week.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16We're rock-and-rolling four on, four off,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18from seven o'clock at night till six in the morning,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and we're out looking for fly-tipping hot spots tonight.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23We're going to one quite close to here
0:02:23 > 0:02:27that's called the Balk. It's a farmer's land,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30but he's been plagued by fly-tipping for months now.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35On the face of it, the Balk is just a peaceful bridleway running across farmland.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38But the incessant fly-tipping is an ongoing nightmare
0:02:38 > 0:02:41for locals like farmer's wife Jackie Dusi.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45I'm absolutely fed up of going out of the end of my drive down there
0:02:45 > 0:02:48and knowing that just 200 or 300 yards down the lane,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51there's going to be household rubbish dumped,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54old furniture, garden stuff, house clearances,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58and it just incenses me, and I don't want to have to live in that area.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02That's why I'm so passionate about catching these dumpers,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and bringing them to book, getting them sorted out.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Jackie is a one-woman surveillance crack squad,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and fly-tippers should be afraid - very afraid.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14'It's at this time of night that I'm particularly vigilant.'
0:03:14 > 0:03:17They'll start coming up the lane, doing the fly-tipping.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21So I'm out and about watering my plants and keeping an eye on what's going off,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24and making sure that whoever goes down that lane,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I've clocked 'em, and if they're suspicious, I'm down there
0:03:27 > 0:03:31either in the truck, or if the truck's not available, on my bike,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35with my trusty stick and my notebook and my mobile-phone camera.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40She's my kind of woman, and she's Louise and Gerald's kind, too,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43as dedicated to keeping the Balk clear as they are.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47But the filthy rotters just love a secluded spot
0:03:47 > 0:03:50for their dirty deeds, so there's a horrible inevitability
0:03:50 > 0:03:52about visiting the Balk.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54'It's been really bad lately.'
0:03:56 > 0:03:59We've got some new stuff. This is new,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02so we're going to have to have a look through this.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05This wasn't here the last time we come up.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It's a shocking mess. Just look at it!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11There's builders' rubble mixed with household waste.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13It's probably more than one dump.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Now their number-one priority is to find some clues
0:04:16 > 0:04:20to who this rubbish belongs to in and amongst this mound of muck.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23We'll search through it to see if we can find any evidence -
0:04:23 > 0:04:28you know, letters, cards, anything with names and addresses on it.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Anything they find will be passed on
0:04:31 > 0:04:35to the council's environmental-crime team for investigation.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37What a waste of precious council resources, though!
0:04:37 > 0:04:42It's absolutely ridiculous. It costs the council thousands of pounds
0:04:42 > 0:04:45to clear this up. It's money they could well spend on other areas,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47but they have to spend it on fly-tipping.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50There's plenty of sites to dump waste,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53but they do it in a country lane like this and get rid of it that way,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56which is astonishing at times.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58You're telling me! But maybe this time,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02if they can unearth some vital leads, there'll be some payback.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05That's a good piece of evidence for this.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09It's an unopened piece of mail
0:05:09 > 0:05:12that clearly shows a name and address,
0:05:12 > 0:05:14which is just down the road.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17This address might lead them to the owner of the rubbish.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20From there they'll hope to find out who dumped it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25So what we'll do is, we'll complete a blue book to the FLAG team...
0:05:25 > 0:05:29That's the fly-tipping, litter and abandoned-vehicles team to you and me.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33..to report the fly-tipping, and we can attach this as evidence,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36so that hopefully somebody can be prosecuted.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39It's good when we can get evidence like this,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42so we can at least try and identify some of the people
0:05:42 > 0:05:46who are tipping in this area. It does have a big impact on communities.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Luckily, in this case it looks like the evidence is mounting.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55Bingo! It's the same address as the bill they've already found.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59And there's another form of waste in this dump
0:05:59 > 0:06:03which is also causing havoc. Gerald's trained eye
0:06:03 > 0:06:06means he's immediately got a good idea what's been going on.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Cable theft in Doncaster is really prevalent.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12They're coming to places like this and burning the copper out of it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15This is what you've got here. This is all cable residue.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18This is really bad in Doncaster at the moment.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22This mess of cable is the result of a very dangerous criminal trend -
0:06:22 > 0:06:25the theft of miles of signal and points cabling
0:06:25 > 0:06:29from Britain's railways, nicked to get to the copper inside.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32It's causing millions of pounds' worth of damage
0:06:32 > 0:06:35to the rail network, and is a danger to the public
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and the idiots who perpetrate the crime.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41But the rewards are that great. The price of copper is sky high.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I mean, for a ton of copper, it's about £6,000.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47So, I mean, the rewards are very good,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49and that's why it's happening all the time.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52When Gerald comes across evidence like this,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54he immediately alerts British Transport Police.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58They'll check what cable they've burned, cos they can identify it
0:06:58 > 0:07:01even after it's been burned. They'll be arrested for it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04The fallout for the environment is immense.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I mean, the fumes off that are absolutely horrendous.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12As you can see, you're right in the middle of the country.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15You've got horses right next to it, you know what I mean?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Disgusting! With several clues found,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22it's time for this friendly looking gizmo to spring to life.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25We try and get a good shot of the fly-tipping,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and then we can use that as CCTV footage,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32or we can take stills off that,
0:07:32 > 0:07:37just to support the evidence that we've found today.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Finally, it's important that the rubbish is cleared
0:07:41 > 0:07:44before more filthy rotten scoundrels add to the unpleasant pile.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Gerald knows only too well that litter attracts litter.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51If people see it's been cleared, they'll be thinking twice.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55"We might get caught tipping here." If it's never cleared away,
0:07:55 > 0:08:00they'll continue to tip here cos they'll think it's easy to do, so they'll get away with it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02But hopefully we'll catch them one day.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Coming up, while Louise and Gerald finish off the official business,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09the unofficial cavalry is riding out.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12They come down here cos they think it's quite isolated,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15and nobody's going to see them putting the rubbish out.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19But they haven't accounted for me, Inch High Private Eye,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21who don't miss anything, in my house there.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Well, from Inch High Private Eye to a one-man litter Terminator.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Let me introduce you to Stuart McDonald,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36a lovely guy who dedicates every day to cleaning up the mess
0:08:36 > 0:08:39some filthy rotten scoundrels see fit to leave behind.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43This is North Kesteven in Lincolnshire,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45and Stuart works for the council here.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48His job is to clear up after the scoundrels
0:08:48 > 0:08:51who just dump their rubbish anywhere they see fit.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53And he's a busy man!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57This area alone has between 70 and 100 incidents of fly-tipping
0:08:57 > 0:08:59every single month.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I don't think there's any need for it at all.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06There's lots of landfill sites. They can take them there free of charge,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09but for some reason they seem to think that it's better
0:09:09 > 0:09:11to tip it down a country lane.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I haven't got a very high opinion of them, really.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Neither do we, Stuart, believe me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Every day Stuart has a list of places
0:09:19 > 0:09:21where a new fly tip has been reported,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24each one evidence of a thoughtless, selfish rogue.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28He rolls up his sleeves and tidies up after them -
0:09:28 > 0:09:31nothing fancy, just pure hard graft.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33The public has phoned in
0:09:33 > 0:09:37saying there's some brick rubble been dropped off
0:09:37 > 0:09:39down a pathway, I think it is.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43It might be something we can pick up now. If there's a lot of it,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46it might need a JCB or a wheelbarrow.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57It looks like an old toilet system or sinks or something, broke up.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Seems like someone's thrown everything out with the bathwater,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03and they couldn't be bothered to take these ceramics
0:10:03 > 0:10:06and bits of bathroom rubbish to the landfill site
0:10:06 > 0:10:09just a short drive away. Now it's Stuart's job
0:10:09 > 0:10:12to try and shift this lot onto the lorry, all by himself.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I knew it'd do that.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Clearly it's going to be that kind of day.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Ah, some days it does tend to make you a little bit cross,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23cos I can't see there's any need for it,
0:10:23 > 0:10:28but try not to think of it too much, or you'd be angry all day every day.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31And he's not one to cut corners, old Stuart.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Ever the perfectionist, he's out with the old dustpan and brush,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38any bin man's best friend. Good man, Stuart!
0:10:44 > 0:10:49It's exhausting work, but there's no time for Stuart to recover.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52He's straight onto job number two.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Let's hope this is an easier one.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58What have we got here? A big telly for a start,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00some plant pots...
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Looks like an old rug of some sort.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Football, Manchester United.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Perhaps someone's doing up their front room.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Anything you fancy taking back to your place, Stuart?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14I've never taken anything home from this job,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17because, one, you're not supposed to take it home,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and another, there's nothing you'd really want,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22the stuff we pick up. HE LAUGHS
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Certainly wouldn't want that!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27More of a Sleaford Town fan, eh?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Well, that's blown it. It really isn't Stuart's day.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41The screen's gone. That's a good old thickness, that is. Crikey!
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Oh, but look at that! At least the filthy fly-tippers
0:11:44 > 0:11:47have left a hoover for you, Stuart. That could come in handy!
0:11:49 > 0:11:53No? Well, at least the old dustpan and brush are still reliable.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Another one done.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04And it's back on the lorry to head off for the next tip for Stuart.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06No rest for the wicked here!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I could not stand stopping in one place all the time,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12being stuck in an office. You get out in the lorry,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and you're going round the countryside.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17OK, it's not always a very nice job, some of the stuff you're picking up.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20OK, you're in horrible weather sometimes,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22if it's raining or snowing. You get a bit mucky
0:12:22 > 0:12:26and you get stung now and again by the odd bee or the odd wasp,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28but, you know,
0:12:28 > 0:12:33in general, it's better than being stuck in an office or a factory.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Life on the open road, eh? Sounds good to me!
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Shame Stuart's got so many stops to get in, all in one day.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44I think it could be these sheds... Oh, I'm right.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I was just going to say I think it's these sheds,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49cos this is one of the favourite spots.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51They tend to tip down this lane.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Will you look at that? How considerate!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56About time our Stuart had a little sit-down.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59What we've got here, we've got a couple of settees
0:12:59 > 0:13:02and some bits of boarding, by the look of it.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07I don't know whether it's an old piece of a shed. I don't know what it is.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I think this might be a common spot because you can get off the road
0:13:15 > 0:13:18a fair bit here, and sort of hide a little bit
0:13:18 > 0:13:21behind the side of these buildings.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26And hopefully... And there's not too much traffic down this road,
0:13:26 > 0:13:31so hopefully the people who tip it will think they're not going to be spotted.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Can I just point out that this is full-on, backbreaking work for Stuart?
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Did whoever dumped this think about who'd have to clear it all up?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It's left to Stuart to load these sofas on to the van himself.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I salute you, mate.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53The reason people would throw a sofa, I think, like this,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57would be they've just purchased a new one,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02and instead of getting someone to take it to a landfill site,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05they've, er...
0:14:05 > 0:14:09decided to, er...tip it in the countryside.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13"Sofa", not so good, then, Stuart. Sorry. I couldn't resist that one.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17But it's really not funny. Sofas are heavy and hard to lift,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20and Stuart's still only on job two of a long day.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25We'll be back with him later, when he shows he's got brains as well as brawn.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Hmm, interesting! I've got a picture of somebody,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31and a name and address.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Now, a treat for you gadget fans.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Ever had the feeling someone's watching you?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Well, if you've been hanging around in Middlesbrough town centre,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44chances are someone is.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It's not exactly Big Brother,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50but Middlesbrough was the first place in the UK
0:14:50 > 0:14:54to introduce multiple CCTV cameras in the '90s,
0:14:54 > 0:14:59and now they're staffed 24/7, 365 days a year.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03And we're not only talking about your common-or-garden CCTV here.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07The 21 cameras that monitor Middlesbrough's night spots
0:15:07 > 0:15:09have all been fitted with speakers
0:15:09 > 0:15:11so that this kind of thing can happen.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Will the gentleman leaving the Crown please pick up the litter he's just dropped?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20It's a high-tech answer to Middlesbrough's litter problem.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's a good idea, because obviously it's letting people know
0:15:23 > 0:15:25there is people watching them.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29CCTV cameras are a good idea in the towns, and it's always good.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It helps people feel safe and secure.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I was actually with a group of people
0:15:34 > 0:15:38when the first sound came out of the Tannoy system,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and it said, "Would you mind picking that litter up?"
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and everyone was looking to see where this voice was coming from,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48and this young kid had picked the paper up and put it in the bin!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Security-and-surveillance manager Jack Bonnar
0:15:51 > 0:15:54reckons the speaker-cameras have made all the difference,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and we're about to show you a selection of incidents
0:15:57 > 0:16:00from the past few months.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03The operator in the control room witnesses the offence
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and then speaks directly to the person itself.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Would the young man mind picking the balloon up, please?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Hang on. I didn't even see that!
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Clearly nothing gets past our eagle-eyed control-room operator.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Can we have a rewind, please?
0:16:22 > 0:16:26The young man standing in the middle is about to flick a balloon
0:16:26 > 0:16:28onto the floor.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Nobody likes to be pointed out. Nobody likes to be picked up,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35and it's a bit of a shock, a surprise to them.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39To the young man climbing now, would you mind picking the balloon up
0:16:39 > 0:16:40that you've just thrown away?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44And this then changes the perception of,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46"Well, yes, why have I done it?"
0:16:46 > 0:16:50And usually... 90 to 95 percent of the time,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52they comply with our wishes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Well done, lad. Best you do the right thing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57And how great is this? Now they're all tidying up!
0:16:57 > 0:16:59This really does work.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Thank you very much.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Staff in the CCTV control room are also in radio contact
0:17:06 > 0:17:09with enforcement officers on the ground,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Phil Armitage and Lee Hooker.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Tonight, it seems all kinds of responsible behaviour
0:17:15 > 0:17:18have gone up in a big old puff of smoke.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Here, this man in a black T-shirt
0:17:19 > 0:17:22is busy talking to our enforcement officer, Lee,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25and yet he throws his cigarette butt on the floor
0:17:25 > 0:17:27right there and then.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31What a cheeky chap! Time for another action replay.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38Just watch his right hand as he flicks his butt onto the floor.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Well, something's tickled him,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44but maybe an £80 fine will wipe the smile off his face.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Oh, dear! Lee hasn't spotted the offence.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Just as well the control-room operator has his eyes peeled.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53These guys pick up the smallest misdemeanour
0:17:53 > 0:17:55without the aid of our action replays
0:17:55 > 0:17:58or me rabbiting on about what's about to happen.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It's impressive stuff!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Yeah, CP 30. Go ahead. - "Yeah, this is CCTV."
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Luckily the operator can radio through straight away
0:18:07 > 0:18:10and let the officers know about the offence they've missed.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14What, one of the chaps we spoke to?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17That lad you were talking to. He's threw his fag on the floor.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20They direct Lee to the friendly faced fag-thrower
0:18:20 > 0:18:22in a nearby night club.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Jack, Lee's just having a word with the chap now.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Oh, no! The walk of shame.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Hiya!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Just look at those shoulders!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's like the weight of the world is on them.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It's not that bad, mate! Just pick it up and put it in the bin.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Yeah. As I said, all you got to do is put it in the...
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Thank you.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Yeah. Thank the gentleman very much for carrying that out.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03LAUGHTER
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Yeah, roger that, Jack. I think Lee's just done the same,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and he's just shook my hand and said sorry as he's gone past.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15And it isn't just those who are out getting slightly sozzled
0:19:15 > 0:19:18who seem to lose the ability to put things in the bin.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21A licensed taxi driver is having a break
0:19:21 > 0:19:23in the back of a colleague's car.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Nothing wrong in that. It's a long night.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29But what's he doing? Chucking your dinner box out the door
0:19:29 > 0:19:33has never been part of any Highway Code that I can remember.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Luckily the control room can see where the offender works,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and his registration plate.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41In the end, he admitted on two separate offences
0:19:41 > 0:19:44and paid £160 in fines.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I expect he'll be needing a few good fares
0:19:46 > 0:19:49to make up for that. Taxi!
0:19:49 > 0:19:53We'll be back on the town in Middlesbrough again later,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56when Jack's team suddenly spot a sinister drop-off.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59He's just put something down there, hasn't he?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07We're back on patrol with Jackie Dusi.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11It's people like this who are putting the Great back into Britain.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14She's certainly fed up to the back teeth of fly-tippers,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16and isn't afraid to show it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Right.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23We're now approaching the area where most of the dumping occurs.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26This is Jackie's patch,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29and woe betide anyone who thinks they can outwit her.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32They belt down here all hours of day and night.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Last night at one o'clock I saw a van coming down.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Now, if I'm in the house, I tend to follow them down.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I've got an incident book which I write things in,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45and report it to the council. In fact, whenever I ring the council,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48they must think, "Oh, it's that woman again."
0:20:48 > 0:20:52"She's nothing but a pest." But I'm a afraid I'm a bit dogmatic and keep on with it.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Quite right, Jackie!
0:20:54 > 0:20:57This kind of tireless and quite frankly ingenious sleuthing
0:20:57 > 0:20:59is invaluable.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03We see the dumpers coming down here. We follow them in the truck
0:21:03 > 0:21:05or in the Land Rover, and they see us coming,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08and they escape at the other end, or, if it's a tip-up truck,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11they put the back up and they drop the rubbish as they go,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13so there's not a lot we can do about that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16She says that, but you can be sure the council get a call
0:21:16 > 0:21:19with the registration number of the offending vehicle.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Hi. It's Jackie Dusi, Dockhills Farm, Arksey.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27And you won't be surprised to hear that Jackie has a fitting punishment
0:21:27 > 0:21:29for anyone caught dumping.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31They ought to send them into the community -
0:21:31 > 0:21:34not only fine them, send them out clearing up litter, any litter.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39There's plenty of litter about just walking round the streets.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44A swift clip around the ear with your incident book, eh, Jackie?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Further on down the lane, Gerald and Louise have come across a fly tip
0:21:47 > 0:21:51which is bound to get Jackie seeing red, and who can blame her?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58What's that? They've set that on fire.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00That looks like Fred's field, that.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04No regard whatsoever. The farmer's got to use this lane
0:22:04 > 0:22:06to get to his fields.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09They've no respect for anybody. It's absolutely disgusting.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Even Gerald seems shocked by this one.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17You can see here how bad it is for cables, cable theft.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19That's all cable sleeves.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It's another outrageous dump,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24but it's thrown up a very useful clue.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Have you a bit of evidence?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Not bad at all! This could be fly-tipping gold dust.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32We've just found a registration plate,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34just next to the fly-tipping.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37There's a chance that it's not linked,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40but there is a chance that it might be associated with the vehicle
0:22:40 > 0:22:43that's been in the area dumping rubbish.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Louise gets straight onto the phone to the police
0:22:46 > 0:22:48to see if she can find out any more.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51All right. That's lovely. Thanks ever so much. Bye-bye.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54It is a white Mercedes Sprinter vehicle,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56so there is a possibility
0:22:56 > 0:22:59that it might be something to do with the tipping that's here.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02What we'll do is, we'll actually just submit this
0:23:02 > 0:23:04with the evidence that we've found in the area
0:23:04 > 0:23:07to the FLAG team, and they can look into this further.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Any lead is encouraging in the face of this depressing sea of rubbish.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15As you've seen for yourself, the amount of fly-tipping here's horrendous.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17And this is regular here. And it's the poor farmer
0:23:17 > 0:23:22who's got to pick up the bill for all this. It's just not fair, is it?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Yes, I bet that farmer feels as though he's been dumped on
0:23:25 > 0:23:28from a great height. The good news from this mess
0:23:28 > 0:23:32is that Gerald and Louise have three good pieces of evidence
0:23:32 > 0:23:35to pass on to the environmental-investigation team.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Not a bad couple of hours' work!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Jackie's also clocked the new dump,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44and it's all a bit too close to home.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Again, you know, this is nearly on my doorstep.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50We farm in this area. If this was our field,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53and we've got to come round with the combine, I wouldn't be pleased.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57It's so close to my house that I could actually cry, when I see this,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00because it's such a mess! We don't need this.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03You know, would these people that are dumping it
0:24:03 > 0:24:06like to look out of their house and see all this mess?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10And that's the point, isn't it? No-one wants to look at this lot.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12But whoever's doing this illegal dumping
0:24:12 > 0:24:15just doesn't think, or doesn't care.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18And there's bits of wire, some old stepladders,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20bricks...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23All stuff that could be taken to the dumping site.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27It's disgusting, isn't it? Just imagine walking along here
0:24:27 > 0:24:29with your kids on a nice sunny afternoon!
0:24:29 > 0:24:32"Come on, kids. We'll go out for a walk." And that's what you see.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35But this is where things become more sinister,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37because Jackie thinks these heaps of waste
0:24:37 > 0:24:39could have been deliberately put there
0:24:39 > 0:24:44to stop people accessing the area because there's other wrongdoings going on.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Hmm, typical! That's a car being burnt off,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50or more wire being burnt off. You can tell that with the black smoke
0:24:50 > 0:24:52that's coming up.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Is it the railway robbers burning off more casings from copper wire?
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Whatever it is, it's definitely unwelcome.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06We're back with our hero of the hour, Stuart McDonald,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09on his cheerful mission to clear up after the filthy rotten scoundrels
0:25:09 > 0:25:13of Lincolnshire. His last job saw him manhandling two sofas
0:25:13 > 0:25:16onto the back of his lorry - no cushy number,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19but at least they haven't got sharp edges.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Stuart often has far more dangerous items to deal with.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26You got to be very careful. If you sometimes come across
0:25:26 > 0:25:29a pile of clothes on the floor, you don't know what's inside.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33It could be just old kiddies' toys or teddies that's wrapped inside them,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37but we also sometimes move stuff and there's the odd needle
0:25:37 > 0:25:40on the floor. And it could be because it's a diabetic.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42It's not forced to be drug related.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46So you have to be a bit careful when you're handling the bags.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Wiser words have never been spoken. And only just in time!
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Look at what Stuart's picked up at his third stop.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Knife. Not very nice, that is.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yes, you have to watch what you pick up on this job, I'm afraid.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Crikey, you can say that again!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I gashed my hand open once with, er...
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I think it was, like, either an old sink
0:26:08 > 0:26:12or an old pedestal or something that had been smashed,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and it was, like, sharp as a razor.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And it just went right down to the bone.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21When I first started, I was a bit more worried
0:26:21 > 0:26:23about what you could come across,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27but I think I just take it in my stride now.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Stuart, you're the personification of taking it in your stride.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35People of Lincolnshire, you should be very proud of what this man does every day.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40But surely there's some things even a hardened rubbish man
0:26:40 > 0:26:42would hate to have to pick up.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I wouldn't like to come across body parts.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47I never have done, and I hope I never do.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Sometimes you come across bags of dog waste,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52and that's not very good.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Seems like the job is just full of hazards,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58and handling wayward wildlife, it seems,
0:26:58 > 0:26:59is just par for the course.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I've found a bee, but I don't want to kill it.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I like bees, but not when they sting.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I got to get him out.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Oh, he's gone. HE CHUCKLES
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Oh, I'm pleased he's gone.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19But the relief is short-lived. Our buzzy little buddy is back,
0:27:19 > 0:27:23and gets his revenge for being evicted. Poor old Stuart!
0:27:23 > 0:27:25That's got to hurt.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I think I've got stung. Yes, it feels like it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I got stung three times last year,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33twice on the same day, by the same wasp or bee.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36It feels like something's been down my T-shirt
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and stung me all up the side. Probably got me a few times
0:27:39 > 0:27:42before it dropped out.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Unbelievable!
0:27:44 > 0:27:47If ever a man didn't deserve this, it's our Stuart.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51But, true to form, he's undeterred and keeps on trucking.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53When I first started this job,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55I didn't seem to think
0:27:55 > 0:27:58that I could ever think that I'm proud of what I'm doing,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00but I suppose the longer I've done it,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I think that's sort of altered a little bit.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07If I can pick this stuff up, which we do every week,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10and it's making the area a lot better for people
0:28:10 > 0:28:12to drive round and walk round,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16then I suppose I should take a bit of pride in that, really,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18because it does make a difference to certain people.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Some people don't care if they live in a pigsty.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25You should be proud. You're doing a sterling job, Stuart.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Oh, some polythene, black bags,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37er, an old...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40rabbit hutch or something.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Just spotted some more. It looks like an old settee,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55or chairs, or something.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59That's ridiculous - leaving a pile like that ruining our countryside.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I wonder how often these refuse rascals actually get caught.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07Sometimes you come across letters to help you,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10but, er, not very often.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Hang on a minute! Is that what I think it is?
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Hmm, interesting!
0:29:20 > 0:29:24I've got a picture of somebody, and a name and address.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Whether that's the person who's tipped it, we don't know,
0:29:27 > 0:29:31but looks like a CV. It looks very strange to see that.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34And then, if they are responsible for what I've just picked up,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36it don't seem to go with it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42"I am a motivated individual who is conscientious and determined."
0:29:42 > 0:29:47"I feel I am a very practical person with lots of common sense."
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Um, I hate to point out the obvious, but not really common sense
0:29:50 > 0:29:53to allow your picture, name and address to be found
0:29:53 > 0:29:55next to a pile of fly-tipped rubbish.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57So we'll put that in the cab
0:29:57 > 0:30:00for Jenny or somebody to look at.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03See what they can make of that.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Stuart's office get to send out warning letters
0:30:06 > 0:30:09to people who leave ID at these types of fly tips.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Sometimes it leads to prosecutions,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14although that didn't happen in this case.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Right. We've had a telly, a couple of sofas,
0:30:21 > 0:30:24a broken toilet, an old shed, the Manchester United rug,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27the CV, of course, and the remains of an armchair,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29all off the streets.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Sounds like a good day's work by anyone's standards.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35But Stuart's not quite done yet.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38We're just going to the last job to see what's there.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42I'm not sure what's there. It's a regular tipping place for us.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45We get it fairly regular.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53This site we're at at the moment, just down this passageway,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56is a fairly regular one that we get every so many weeks.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Sometimes I think people sleep down there rough or something.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03We've not come across any people,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06but we often get boxes or old palettes or something,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09so we'll see what there is today.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12How does this man remain so cheerful?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Oh, right. Looks like we got some underlay or carpet or something here.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Er, not too bad. We've had worse here.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23No, it's not too bad at all, this one,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26which is good for the last job.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Well done, mate. Now, please get home for a cuppa
0:31:29 > 0:31:31and put your feet up.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37As Stuart eases into his slippers,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40the youngsters of Middlesbrough are hitting the town
0:31:40 > 0:31:43in their dancing shoes. But their every move is being monitored
0:31:43 > 0:31:46by CCTV that answers back.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50This is a public announcement. Members of the public are reminded
0:31:50 > 0:31:53that littering attracts an £80 fine.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Keep Middlesbrough tidy. Thank you.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Nice try, Jack, but it seems your little litter reminder
0:32:00 > 0:32:03has fallen on deaf ears this time.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Will the gentleman leaving the Crown please pick up the litter
0:32:07 > 0:32:09he's just dropped?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Oh, no! Maybe he can't hear you,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15or he's just too busy making friends with that lamp post.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21The gentleman in the blue top with the white T-shirt on,
0:32:21 > 0:32:25could you please pick up the litter that you've just dropped?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27No, it's not your phone, doughnut!
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It's the speaker on the camera talking to you.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Will the gentleman near the Crown please pick up the litter
0:32:33 > 0:32:38he's just dropped? Testing. Testing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Oh, dear! There might be a technology failure here.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Either that, or the litterbug is just too drunk to respond.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51And he's at it again.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Well, we've got sufficient evidence to publish that face.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58We're not just talking about a "wanted" poster here.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03Jack's team regularly publish photos of offenders in the local paper.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06And if this blotto'd bin-dodger is identified,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08he'll face an £80 fine.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I suspect that will make it the most expensive kebab he's ever eaten.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14The big offence was littering.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18He discarded the food wrappers that he'd been eating from.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21As you can see, it's still scattered across the road.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And what the offender won't realise
0:33:24 > 0:33:26is that his litter has turned the pavement
0:33:26 > 0:33:29into a tricky obstacle course for this young man.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Now, here's a dustbin dodger with a difference.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37This young man is about to throw his empty bottle on the ground.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Can the young lad who's just discarded the empty bottle
0:33:40 > 0:33:43please pick it up?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48There you go. It must feel good to do the right thing.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Well done. Now, hang on a minute. What's he doing?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54It can't take that long to put a bottle in the bin.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Oh, I see. It's thirsty work, is it?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59He's found a can of drink in the dustbin
0:33:59 > 0:34:03that he's happy to dispose of - straight down his throat!
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Ugh, you don't know whose chops have been around that,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07or what's in it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11We've had some beautiful reactions from the participants -
0:34:11 > 0:34:15one gentleman urinating, tried to tuck himself away,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17urinated down his leg but ran away laughing,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20and his friend then turned round, looked at us and told us,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24"I love you." We did say, "Thank you very much."
0:34:26 > 0:34:30And it seems he wasn't the only one feeling the love in Middlesbrough town centre.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Here we see the perfect end to a perfect romantic evening -
0:34:34 > 0:34:39a little good-night kiss. But, oh, we seem to have missed something.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45I'm sure that takeaway box must have just slipped from her hand
0:34:45 > 0:34:49in the heat of the moment. Could this be some kind of mating ritual
0:34:49 > 0:34:53where the woman throws her wrapper at her suitor's feet
0:34:53 > 0:34:57to claim her man? No - just another example
0:34:57 > 0:34:58of lazy littering, then.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Could the female in a light T-shirt
0:35:01 > 0:35:03outside of Darlington Building Society
0:35:03 > 0:35:06pick your rubbish up and place it in the bin, please?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Well done, madam. - Thank you very much.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13The team say nearly all the litterbugs do as they're told
0:35:13 > 0:35:16when they're caught red-handed. But for some,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18the cameras still seem a bit too intrusive.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Is it Big Brother? No, it is not.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24The speakers, as are the CCTV,
0:35:24 > 0:35:28are only directed to the people who are committing an offence.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31It's the minority that cause the antisocial behaviour.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33It's the minority that drop litter
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and cause the expense of people having to clean it up.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39The cameras are here for one specific purpose,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42and that's to ensure that the law is upheld,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44and we can provide the evidence for that.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49And from tricksy takeaway littering to more dicey drop-offs.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52It isn't all about people dropping rubbish and fag butts.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55The CCTV operators have to be on the lookout
0:35:55 > 0:35:58for things that are far more sinister, too.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01This looks very dodgy, as the man on the bike rides up
0:36:01 > 0:36:05and carefully places a suspicious package on the ground.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10He's just put something down there, hasn't he?
0:36:10 > 0:36:15A drug deal? Laundered money? An illegal small pet?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17In fact, the officers on the ground discover
0:36:17 > 0:36:21that the man has just left a broken umbrella on the pavement. Phew!
0:36:21 > 0:36:24But why do it? Put it in the bin, man! There's plenty around.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28But these cameras have helped to stamp out more than just littering.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Antisocial behaviour has decreased significantly in the area
0:36:32 > 0:36:34since the cameras have been around.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37But, like in any large night spot
0:36:37 > 0:36:41where there's the heady cocktail of young people and alcohol mixing,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44there's always going to be the odd flare-up.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Oh, another one being thrown out - literally!
0:36:46 > 0:36:49HE LAUGHS
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Pictures of the young troublemaker here were made available
0:36:54 > 0:36:56to the police. So, is it worth it?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00The cameras have cost the council about £60,000.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02But they can offset that against the cost
0:37:02 > 0:37:05of the six mechanical road-sweepers they've now retired
0:37:05 > 0:37:08thanks to cleaner streets.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Since 2006, we now have no mechanical road-sweepers,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15which has saved the town somewhere in the region
0:37:15 > 0:37:17of about £100,000, £120,000,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21and the town centre's certainly been cleaned up, and cleaned up a lot.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24That's a great result, and if it saves money too,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28who can complain? I have a feeling plenty of other councils
0:37:28 > 0:37:31will soon be saying, "Lights, camera, action."
0:37:31 > 0:37:34You are being monitored by CCTV.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46We've seen the evidence gathering.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50It clearly shows a name and address. We can attach this as evidence,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54so that hopefully somebody can be prosecuted.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56We've seen the dusk patrols.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59They'll start coming up the lane, doing the fly-tipping,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01so I'm usually about watering my plants
0:38:01 > 0:38:03and keeping an eye on what's going off.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Now it's time to get technical and bring in the hidden cameras.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Environmental-enforcement officer Rob
0:38:11 > 0:38:14wants to take this anti-dumping operation up a gear
0:38:14 > 0:38:17by training a camera on the area. He's hoping his tactic
0:38:17 > 0:38:21will nail the villains responsible for using the Balk as a tip.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25I want to get the cameras put out on this particular lane
0:38:25 > 0:38:28so that I can ensure that if anybody comes down here now,
0:38:28 > 0:38:32in the next few days we'll capture them coming down
0:38:32 > 0:38:35and fly-tipping, and obviously that'll help us
0:38:35 > 0:38:37to get a prosecution up.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40He's pinpointed exactly where the camera can pick up the most action.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45There's only one way in and one way out of this area,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47and possibly we'll get them coming back out
0:38:47 > 0:38:51once they've dumped the waste, so we need to get material results
0:38:51 > 0:38:54on the back of the wagon, the registration of the vehicle,
0:38:54 > 0:38:56hopefully make and model,
0:38:56 > 0:39:00and hopefully also the description of the people who are doing it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:06CCTV evidence is the gold that can really skewer these dirty rotten scoundrels,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09because it's very difficult to argue that it wasn't you
0:39:09 > 0:39:13if you've been captured breaking the law in glorious Technicolor.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17So now I'm just going to put this camera onto this area here,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19which is the branch of a tree.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It'll look right out onto the lane.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Rob's banking on it working
0:39:24 > 0:39:28where countless patrols, investigations and warning signs have not.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31This is a last resort. We've now got authorisation
0:39:31 > 0:39:35to put these cameras in, and hopefully we'll get some good results
0:39:35 > 0:39:38from this camera, and that'll help us with the prosecution.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41I'll be coming back tomorrow to see what it's captured.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Fingers crossed, this little piece of technology
0:39:44 > 0:39:48catches the rotters red-handed, and all this dumping will stop.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51For the clean-up team who've just arrived at the Balk,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53it's all a bit too much like Groundhog Day.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57It's just a never-ending job. They can clear this today,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01and it'll be exactly the same again next week. Yeah.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Yeah, it's a popular spot.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Oh, it's frustrating.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10The trouble is, it's not just here. It's the whole borough.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14This down here, it can range from asbestos...
0:40:14 > 0:40:18We've even had, like, dead animals we've had to pick up.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22It's everything in general. Many a time when we come down here,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25we never know what to expect, to be honest.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It's like Carl just said. Last year we shifted 22 ton in one day.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3322 tons of illegally dumped rubbish in a single day!
0:40:33 > 0:40:37This is a serious business. Today's tips are so large,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Rob's had to call in a truck with a grabber.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Looks like we're going to have to come back again
0:40:43 > 0:40:46because there's that much of it. There must be at least a ton of waste
0:40:46 > 0:40:48in this particular area.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50And that's not cheap,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53and it all goes on the taxpayer's bill in the end.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Does keep us in a job, but at the end of the day, we pay taxes as well,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00and it's coming out of our money as well,
0:41:00 > 0:41:05and, er, sometimes it can be a thankless job,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08because you can come down, clear the lane...
0:41:08 > 0:41:12It'll look totally nice and clear, and you can come two days later -
0:41:12 > 0:41:14boom, it's been hit again.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18It would be brilliant if the CCTV did catch the wrongdoers,
0:41:18 > 0:41:22and if it did, no-one would be more delighted than Jackie Dusi.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27I've lived in this area for 38 years,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30and I love the area, and it upsets me greatly
0:41:30 > 0:41:35when, um...I can't use the facilities in the countryside.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43One day later, and Rob is back to the Balk
0:41:43 > 0:41:45to check his concealed camera is doing its stuff.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49So I'm just having a look at that now.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I'm quite pleased with that, to be quite honest.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58That's a really good view. See what we get.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Um... Looks like it might be the farmer.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05He's going into his field. What I'm liking about this
0:42:05 > 0:42:09is that this camera is actually capturing that quite nicely.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12That gives me a lot of hope that when we do get a fly-tipper down here,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15and they dump the waste on this lane,
0:42:15 > 0:42:18we'll capture that image of that registration,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21so that's excellent news for us.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23So far, so good. It's all working,
0:42:23 > 0:42:27and in prime position to capture dumpers sneaking up the lane.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Now it's back in the bush to replace the card in the camera.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Yeah. Starting to feel a bit like Ray Mears now in these bushes.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43I think you're on to something, Rob. If the CCTV doesn't work,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45maybe you should start camping down here -
0:42:45 > 0:42:49whatever it takes to stamp out this filthy rotten crime
0:42:49 > 0:42:52and give this country lane back to the people who want to walk,
0:42:52 > 0:42:55ride, and farm their land.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Every week of the year, dedicated teams are working hard
0:42:59 > 0:43:02across our villages, towns and cities,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05determined to clean up the streets of Britain.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06Join us next time,
0:43:06 > 0:43:10when we'll be chasing down more filthy rotten scoundrels.
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