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Fly-tippers forced to load rubbish back on lorry after being caught by farmer dumping it at his field
FLY-tippers were forced to load their rubbish back onto a lorry after being caught by a farmer dumping it in his field.
The two men insisted it was their "first time" when James Johnston caught them in the act on Thursday and demanded they pick up their rubbish.
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But the Glasgow farmer refused to believe them and took out his camera to record a Facebook live video of the workers reloading their truck.
He said: "Ladies and gentlemen of my Facebook Live, here's the two f***ing cretins who have been dumping sh*te in my fields."
After the trouble-makers pleaded it was their first time, he quipped: "Aye, every time I ever catch someone it's the first time.
"It's the first time. Always the first f***ing time."
The farmer then took the camera and looked inside the van, which had a Coke can in a cup holder, and then to the windscreen which had a 'bullet' numberplate on the dashboard.
He told them "aye, a bullet's what you should get" before taking the camera to show other rubbish that had been dumped by his fielding, including a mattress.
He said: "All this has been dumped in the gate of the field. It seems we now have to lock the gates every time we go through them."
He added it was "just as well the gates were locked" on this occasion.
The farmer continued to vent about fly-tipping on his property, including "two skip loads that were here" while the two men loaded up their truck.
His video has more than 440k views, 1.5k comments and 5.5k shares.
He sent his video his to ClearWaste - an app which lets disgruntled members of the public report fly-tipping to them - who then reposted the video on its page.
Hundreds took to social media to comment on the video and vent their frustration against fly-tippers.
Corrine Thompson said: "Brilliant. Well done Mr Farmer. Hope you stayed there till they took everything away, including the bits they never tipped on this occasion."
Jess Flag commented: "Not so fun dumping it back in the truck is it lads?! Maybe you’ll have a small idea of what it’s like for volunteers to clean up your mess."
David Nail added: "The question remains, why do so many fly tip? What’s the hindrance(s) in disposing of their waste in a controlled environment?"
Fly-tipping is illegal and can result in a fixed penalty of £200 in Scotland. If a fly-tipping case goes to court it could lead to a £40,000 fine or 12 months behind bars.
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ClearWaste.com creator Martin Montague said: "We’ve seen a huge increase in reports of fly-tipping on our ClearWaste.com app and website since before lockdown - and it is often farmers who have to deal with it.
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"If fly-tippers blocks a gateway to a field with a pile of rubbish then the farmer obviously can't get access their crops or livestock - and it costs them a fortune to clear it up."
In June a brave mum-of-three confronted workmen fly-tipping outside her home and demanded they pick it up.
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