A Co Tyrone resident has spoken out about incidents of fly-tipping that are blighting the countryside near Omagh.
The Clanabogan resident said they had noticed a few instances of it recently and took photos of the latest occurrence.
They said that among the rubbish was a special delivery parcel packaging that had a name and address on it which might indicate who was responsible.
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"I was out for a walk yesterday evening, going up the Corradinna Road here in Tattykeel and I just saw it as I was coming closer," they said.
"I just thought 'flipping hell, look at the mess of that'.
"It's a rare spot too because it's pretty close to a couple of houses as well, it wasn't like it was way round in the back-end of a forest where you wouldn't see it.
"Everybody would see it, it's so blatant, there's a wee lay-by and they've just obviously dumped it out of the car or van or whatever."
They said on close inspection, they recognised the packaging from a special delivery and shared the pictures on social media with a bit of a precaution around the name and address.
"I had a wee nosey at it and that's when I spotted the special delivery parcel with the name and address on it and all," they said.
"I just thought if I shared it and blocked out the address and name, then people might share it, the person might see it and realise it's them and go and clear it but I don't think they will sadly."
It is something they said has been on the rise recently and said they hoped it was not the start of more frequent fly-tipping incidents.
"Unfortunately, I've seen it quite a lot out around here and I've noticed a lot of traffic coming out this direction, people that I wouldn't know from around here," they said.
"So I just hope that it's not a trend that they're driving out into the country, tipping their rubbish and driving back into Omagh.
"That address on the parcel is in Omagh, so they've obviously come out and tipped it and headed back in."
They have called for people to take more care of the countryside and if they are driving out to fly-tip somewhere, just to go to the small bit of extra effort to avoid it and do the right thing.
"I know there's been a bit of a handling with bins down around here and that as well, but it's no excuse for that," they said.
"If you fancy coming out for a spin with your rubbish, just take it to the dump is what I would say."
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