60 tonnes of residential waste dumped on sites in Hertfordshire

More than 60 tonnes of waste has been dumped on two sites in Hertfordshire.

The two piles were found on farmland in Barwick and outside a school playing field in Much Hadham.

Both measured 6 metres long by 3 metres high and it's thought that they had been fly-tipped just a few miles apart within the space of week. Police say it's one of the "worst cases" they've ever seen in the county.

Local Sergeant Duncan Wallace said: “This was an organised operation involving the dumping of processed waste. To gain access to the site a padlock was cut off a gate with an angle grinder."

Both piles were made up of processed residential waste which had been sorted and then compacted.

Following the finds, the county's Police and Crime Commissioner has called for tougher action.