FLY-TIPPERS have blighted a beauty spot by dumping dozens of tyres.
Ian Brierley was shocked to find the litter strewn across Buckstones Edge on the moors above Scammonden.
“I think it’s horrendous,’’ he said. “I’ve been going there since I was a young boy and the views are gorgeous. But they’ve been spoiled now.
“It needs cleaning up, because this will just encourage more litter,” added the 49-year-old Halifax man
The National Trust owns the land, which is part of Marsden Moor.
The charity said fly-tipping was a growing problem in the area and that 15 tonnes of rubbish was removed from the site each year.
The Government says that nationally fly-tipping in England has fallen 7.5% in a year.
As well as fly-tipping decreasing overall enforcement action and successful prosecutions for fly-tipping have increased.
Fly-tipping in Yorkshire and Humberside still costs councils nearly £6.9m per year.
Councils dealt with 108,500 incidents, with 68% of them involving household waste.
Richard Dodd, regional director for the Countryside Alliance, said: “Fly-tipping is not a victimless crime. Most people fly-tip to avoid paying the disposal fee or landfill tax.
“The penalties can be anything up to a £50,000 fine, six months imprisonment, or worse if the case goes to crown court, so councils are serious about stopping the criminals who fly-tip.”
