Hundreds of boxes of toothpaste strewn across Eafield Road play area

Date published: 11 July 2018


Hundreds of boxes of toothpaste were strewn across Eafield Road play area on Sunday.

Local residents sought the help of councillors Allen Brett or Aftab Hussain in getting them removed.

17 bags of toothpaste were removed from Belfield Park, near to the children’s play area: a clean-up taking council staff two hours to complete.

Hundreds of boxes of toothpaste strewn across Eafield Road play area
Hundreds of boxes of toothpaste strewn across Eafield Road play area

Councillor Allen Brett, the leader of Rochdale Borough Council, said: “Fly-tipping and littering will not be tolerated, we will find out who did this.”

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