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Elderly widower left to pay £40,000 bill for pile of illegal waste
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February 18, 2026
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3:40Now PlayingWhen an 80-year-old farmer found out that illegal fly tippers had left a huge pile of waste on his land, he reported it.
The elderly widower, who wanted to stay anonymous, was promptly landed with a £40,000 bill to clean it up.
Now, thanks to a crowdfunding appeal, it took just a couple of days to raise the funds to cover it. The National Farmers Union described fly tipping as 'out of control' - with victims of the crime bearing the cost of clearing up the rubbish.
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