‘Dirty’ fly-tippers dump shoes, mattress and bags of rubbish in village lane near Horsham

Pauline Turner, 51, lives in Green Lane, Rusper, where a huge pile of waste was left.

The rubbish includes bin bags, various items of clothing, garden waste and even a mattress.

Pauline said: “It’s just annoying. It’s just so dirty.

“Some people think they’re above the law.”

The fly-tippers are ‘lazy’ and ‘selfish’ according to Pauline.

She added that they don’t have any consideration for other people.

But this isn’t the first time rubbish has been dumped in the area.

Pauline said there have been three or four instances of fly-tipping in the past but this latest load was the biggest.

She added: “It’s just upsetting. We have got sheep in the field next to where they’re dumping it.

“You don’t want them to eat it.”

Pauline said she has previously cleared up rubbish in the area because ‘you want the area to look nice’.

Horsham District Council has been approached for comment.

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