Resident's 'BinCam' catches flytippers

Rogues' gallery: Will Robertson's webcam snares rubbish dumpers in Camden

A city worker frustrated with his local council for failing to clean up rubbish outside his house has set up a "BinCam" to shame flytippers.

The 24-hour webcam has captured a man dumping a pram and others throwing away a sofa, a 42-inch LCD TV box, chicken and nappies.

Bank software programmer Will Robertson said he was moved to act after being frustrated by Camden council's apparent inability to clean up the mess. He monitors the £30 camera remotely from his smartphone and publishes a "rogues gallery" of flytippers on his website.

The action centres on a green council bin in West Hampstead, alongside which the flytippers dump rubbish. The bin is seen overflowing because the rubbish is only collected once a week. A still image is taken every minute and uploaded to the website. Mr Robertson, 33, said: "There were two weeks just over a month ago where there was rubbish everywhere. People were dumping it all the time and that was really the crunch point. I didn't want to hang around all day taking pictures of rubbish so BinCam was born to do the work for me."

Fans of the site, which has a peak of 300 visitors daily, have requested Mr Robertson adds HD video and night-vision.

Camden council said today that the bin will now be emptied twice a week after Mr Robertson's broadcasts highlighted the problem.

A council spokesman said: "Sadly, on-street containers can become hotspots for fly-tipping and this is something we are keen to tackle for the benefit of our residents. As part of our Clean Camden campaign we are seeking to engage with our residents, businesses and visitors to stop the illegal activity demonstrated on Mr Robertson's blog."

The site can be seen at www.bincam.blogspot.com

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