Tyres Dumped in Front of School

So-called “fly-tippers” in suburban London caused quite a stir earlier this week when a pile of scrap tyres was dumped in the street outside of an elementary school in London’s East End. The road was blocked by some 60 scrap tyres that had been dumped there in the middle of the night, preventing parents from dropping their children off at the school.

Officials think the obvious illegal dumping was the work of “cowboy operators” offering scrap disposal services, which take the tyres and money and then dump the scraps. The tyres were cleared out by the afternoon and were properly disposed. (Tire Review/Akron)