A company has been forced to apologise after bags of used car parts were dumped along a popular coastal path.
Samantha Taylor was shocked to discover a mound of black bags piled up along the Cove coastal path at Burnbanks Village.
Upon tearing apart the bulging refuse sacks, the Cove resident found car parts among the rubbish inside.
Packages and boxes within featured the address of Unit 6, Cammach Business Centre, Greenbank Road.
The address indicated that Parts 4 U, a used car parts shop, was responsible for the fly tipping.
Ms Taylor said: “I was angry and upset to find the bags of rubbish because we live in such a beautiful area.
“Burnbanks village is actually a conservation area because of its history.
“We did, however, find an address which has been passed to the council for investigation.”
Adam Struzynski, owner of Parts 4 U, last night said a customer had taken away the rubbish in exchange for used tyres, and apologised for his part in creating the mess.
He said: “I know I shouldn’t have done it, but last week a customer offered to take away our many bags of rubbish and we accepted.
“He said he would take the bags to a large car shop where he works, in return for used tyres from our shop.
“It is very expensive to get rid of our waste, so I gave our bags to him.
“We are so sorry that the rubbish has ended up dumped, and will collect it if the council hasn’t already.”
Local councillors said residents were “rightly angered” about the eyesore.
Labour representative, Sarah Duncan, said: “Fly-tipping happens occasionally in Cove because it is close to industrial estates and parts of Cove are relatively unoccupied, so people think they won’t be caught.”
Stephen Flynn, SNP councillor, added: “There has been fly-tipping on the coastal path in the past and this latest incident is deeply disappointing.
“Residents are rightly angered and I have been in touch with council officers to see what action can be taken.”
Aberdeen City Council urged members of the public to get in touch if they had any information.
Operational delivery vice convener, Philip Bell, said: “Fly-tipping is unsightly for local residents, is an offence, and can be damaging to the environment.
“We would ask people to let us know about it through our website.
“Where there is evidence, we will take steps to identify alleged offenders. We would encourage people who know of firms regularly carrying out fly-tipping to get in touch with us so we can investigate.”
