08 August 2023 , 14:30
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Hundreds of curious Brits are subscribed to a live-stream on YouTube filming an unassuming rubbish skip – and what brazen passers-by are fly-tipping into it.
The skip was stationed outside Terry's Café in Southwark, London, on Monday – and in its first 24 hours, it was used to dispose of a mirror, empty coffee cups, a suitcase, and even a freezer.
Skip Watch TV will be broadcast until Friday, 11 August, on the Fix Radio YouTube channel, which has 630 subscribers.
And it comes as a poll of 250 UK builders found that seven in ten have had to pay out money from their own pockets – after their skips have been filled by other people's rubbish.
It costs builders an average of £121 of their own money when this happens – and on top of this, 54% say they have been spoken to rudely, or been shouted at, because their skip was allegedly taking up space.
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But 78% have caught people throwing garbage into their skips – and 65% have even confronted the fly-tipper.
A skip in London is being live-streamed - to catch passers-by in the act of fly-tipping (PinPep)Clive Holland, host of The Clive Holland Show, on Fix Radio said: “Fly-tipping has serious consequences for Britain’s builders.
“They work all hours to help get the nation moving, and the last thing they need is added disruption, and having to empty a tip when they’re on site. Builders are the nation’s backbone. They support us, and we should support them.”
The research, carried out via OnePoll, also revealed the strangest things found in builder’s skips – including a stolen empty cash machine, a person sleeping, and even a picture of Adolf Hitler.
Other bizarre skip finds include a complete Roman soldier statue, and sex toys – while used nappies, condoms, and threats of violence were also common finds.
The regions deemed to be the worst areas for fly-tipping were major cities, including London, Birmingham, and Glasgow.
Clive Holland added: “While there’s a funny side of what can be dumped in a skip, people need to think about the consequences it can have.
“Having to deal with the clean up can be a nightmare and cost money, which comes out of their bottom line. Amid the cost-of-living crisis, we need to be doing all we can to support infrastructure projects across the country.”