Rubbish along roads is a recurring problem in Pakenham, however this week’s appearance of rubbish was a unique instance of numerous tyres placed along Army Road.
The tyres appeared for locals on Tuesday morning 20 February. Instead of them in a messy pile as is regular, they were in a rough single file lining both sides of Army Road, each spanning a section of several metres.
An Army Road local was puzzled by the bizarre sight, entertaining at first the idea that it unintentionally fell off a vehicle.
“But it seems too precise for that,” they said.
“It’s just lazy.”
Another local has spare tyres of their own which they have been getting rid of, but it’s gradually done over time because they do it the legal way of only a few at a time and calling up a hard rubbish pick-up.
“The tip can be expensive, but there is not much point doing it that way,” they said.
Thankfully, by Wednesday morning all the tyres had been removed from Army Road by the council.
Cardinia Shire Council investigates reports of illegal rubbish dumping, which can carry a maximum penalty of $9616 under the Environmental Protection Act 2017.
Any reports of illegal dumping can be given at cardinia.vic.gov.au/dumpingrubbish
