A suspected case of ‘fly-tipping’ discovered on Tenby’s South Beach earlier this morning (Monday) has been slammed by Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for the Environment.

A heap of wooden pallets, boxes and shredded paper was found on the sands of the Blue Flag status beach early on Monday morning by local residents.

“It was at 7.30 am that my wife and I saw it however it would have been discovered by Michelle Watkins and Dai Robins before hand,” explained local Dave Bolton, who posted the image to the ‘Plastic Free Tenby’ Facebook page earlier.

“The waste problem within our beautiful county appears to be getting worse and I continue to be horrified at what I see on our beaches and roadsides, and dread to think what will happen when three week bin collections are a reality!” he continued.

“I think it is more than likely a bonfire that didn’t happen. I have since found out that Dai and Michelle had already cleared the bottles and cans that were there.

“Michelle cleans the beach six days a week early before most people have got up in the morning, so if any one deserves a mention it is certainly her and Dai,” added Dave.

Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet Member for the Environment and Welsh Language Councillor Cris Tomos said:

“We will not tolerate fly-tipping in Pembrokeshire. There is no excuse for it.

“It is unsightly and potentially harmful to the public and environment.

“We will crackdown on perpetrators and are in the process of building an enforcement team that will investigate reported incidences to enable us to take appropriate action against those found responsible,” he added.

Campaigners behind the ‘Plastic Free Tenby’ initiative which is officially launching in Tenby on Saturday, April 14, from 11 am, with the ‘Big Spring Beach Clean’ organised in conjunction with the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have been calling for individuals, organisations and businesses in the resort to get involved in the scheme to reduce the use of the single-use plastics that are causing so much pollution in our seas and on our beaches.