There have been more than 4,000 fly-tipping incidents recorded in Renfrewshire over the past two years, it has been revealed, as council bosses admit culprits are getting smarter.
The data emerged during discussions at the latest meeting of the council's environment board when Labour group leader Eddie Devine demanded an explanation for the alarming statistic from officers.
But in response, environment boss Chris Dalrymple sought to play down the worrying figure, insisting that not all recorded cases were what people would regard as fly-tipping.
