{"id":318985,"date":"2026-02-18T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-victims-of-waste-crime-are-being-ordered-to-pay-for-cleanup\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:00:11","slug":"why-victims-of-waste-crime-are-being-ordered-to-pay-for-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-victims-of-waste-crime-are-being-ordered-to-pay-for-cleanup\/","title":{"rendered":"Why victims of waste crime are being ordered to pay for cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8IQohCkd4Dk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why victims of waste crime are being ordered to pay for cleanup\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IQohCkd4Dk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When an 80-year-old farmer found out that illegal fly tippers had left a huge pile of waste on his land, he reported it. <\/p>\n<p>The elderly widower, who wanted to stay anonymous, was promptly landed with a \u00a340,000 bill to clean it up. <\/p>\n<p>Now, thanks to a crowdfunding appeal, it took just a couple of days to raise the funds to cover it. 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