A total of 6080kg of waste was collected

Crews removed six tons of rubbish from a few city streets and slapped multiple tickets on cars within hours.

The council teamed up with Sparkbrook Police in a crackdown against fly-tippers and inconsiderately parked vehicles in the ward last week.

A total of 6080kg of waste was collected, nine vehicles seized, eight traffic tickets issued and illegal tints removed from four cars.

Councillor Shabrana Hussain posed on Facebook: “OP Hafren | Joint operation with BCC and Sparkbrook Police were in involved in waste removal and management, road sweepers and litter picking!

“A huge total of 6080kg of waste was collected and as a result multiple fines have been issued.”

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Fly-tipping is rampant across the city as refuse collectors continue industrial action.

Fed up residents are reporting fly-tipping incidents to the city council via FixMyStreet in a bid to clear up the streets.

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As of January 3, 24,328 fly-tipping offences had been reported on the website – which also takes reports of potholes, dog fouling and abandoned vehicle.

Cllr Majid Mahmood, cabinet member for environment and transport, urged people to report flytipping using their ‘Brum Account’ so the local authority can investigate and take action.

In response to the FixMyStreet reports, he said: “Those who dump waste on public or private land are environmental criminals, who are expecting people in our city to foot the bill for the disposal of their rubbish and unwanted items.

“There is no excuse for this anti-social behaviour, which shows no regard for the surroundings in which we all have to live and work.

“There are many legitimate ways to get rid of waste, including our household recycling centres which have plenty of capacity, and our mobile waste centres, so there is simply no excuse.”