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Cardboard boxes, food scraps and cans are just a few of the items left behind.
Shayley and Lyn are fed up with having to deal with dumped rubbish behind the bakery. 205432
Business owners are sick of people dumping rubbish behind their shops.
Dumping ground However the shop owners fear the issue is now getting worse and could be attracting rats. "We were petrified of mice and rats," Ms Mclatchie said. "The problem has probably been happening quite a bit all along but lately it has just escalated. People just have no responsibility," Ms Mclatchie said. "I saw a news article that said collection of household rubbish is going up so I imagine we haven't seen the last of my dumpers." Mr Kibarer believes the issue has been ongoing since about November last year but when Ms Mclatchie asked the council to resolve the issue she was allegedly told "there is nothing we can do about it".
Since the Gazette contacted Cardinia Shire Council for comment on Wednesday, the rubbish has been entirely cleaned up. "The council have cleaned up the whole area - it looks amazing," Ms Mclatchie said. Cardinia Shire Council's infrastructure services manager, Emma Cadd, said dealing with illegally dumped rubbish is costly for the council. "It negatively impacts our environment, and is unsightly for our community," she said."Illegally dumped rubbish is also an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1970 (the Act) and offenders can be charged under the Act and if found guilty of an offence, may face a penalty of up to $6342."
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Business owners are sick of "disgusting" piles of rubbish being dumped behind their shops in Pakenham's Main Street. Cardboard boxes, food scraps and cans are just a few of the items left behind the Main Street shops, including Cheap as Chips, The Great Australian Bakehouse and Kebabs Pakenham. "It's an ongoing problem and I don't know if it's tip rates that people don't want to pay or just people's laziness, but the problem around our car parks and recycling area is getting worse," bakery owner Lynette Mclatchie said. "It's frustrating and really disgusting: nappies, food scraps etc. The smell and the mess
- it looks horrible. I just don't know why people think it's ok to dump their rubbish on others. "The business owners around here have had their locked bins forced open and when they can't get into the bin they dump the rubbish on the ground - it's so lazy." Kebab shop owner and store manager, Alex Kibarer, said the garbage monstrosity could be mistaken for a tip. "I walked past it this morning and it just looks like a tip - it's ridiculous," he said. "It doesn't look very good and it is especially not a good look for Main Street because Main Street is usually very clean. "It's like someone's had a heap of rubbish in their car and decided to throw it out."
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