A NOTORIOUS fly-tipping hotspot can get cleared up to four times a week, according to the council.
Huge piles of trash mound up at the Westridge Road car park each week.
Scores of residents have vented their fury at the disgusting rubbish which topples across the site in the Portswood area of the city.
The local authority has confirmed that the area is scheduled to be visited and cleared, if necessary, four times a week, every week.
However, a council spokesperson has said it’s impossible to split out the cost of a single clearance as it will be part of a round.
A Southampton woman who went to drop a bag of items at the clothes bank earlier this week has said the situation is getting out of hand.
Susie Jess said: “I couldn’t believe it. It looked like some sort of homeless city you see in America.
“It looked crazy.
“It was absolutely shocking the other day. It’s probably the worst I’ve ever seen.”
The 43-year-old community worker and mum of two, added: “It’s possibly costing them more money to clean up the fly-tipping than it would have been just to collect things from the curbside from people’s homes like they used to.
“I think it’s a bit of a false economy. I can’t see that it’s going to be any cheaper to clean up the fly-tipping all the time. It’s really unpleasant as well, like in parks.”
Ultimately, she slammed fly-tipping as really selfish - an awful thing to do.
A Southampton City Council (SCC) spokesperson has confirmed that the site was cleared of rubbish on November 25.
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Furthermore, it has recruited two environmental protection officers to investigate fly-tipping incidents and take enforcement action against offenders.
To combat the issue, the council fines and in some cases prosecutes culprits.
It urges people who have information that can assist investigations to email flytipping.investigation@southampton.gov.uk.
Residents are also advised to book a licensed waste carrier via the council website.
The Daily Echo has submitted a freedom of information (FOI) request to find the annual costs of collecting fly-tipped waste in the Southampton area.
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