CLACKSFIRST Business Improvement District (BID) is raising awareness of how fly-tipping can blight the community.

The organisation was informed by a business in one of the areas it looks after that unwanted items had been left lying around.

The BID said the fly-tipping incident included materials that carried a "fire risk" to the property they were dumped next to.

Given that one of its priorities is to ensure the appearance of the area is of an acceptable standard, it took action to clean the place up.

Kevin Deighan of Clacksfirst BID said: "The BID was informed, by one of the businesses, of the flytipping and we immediately checked our CCTV covering that specific area.

"We had the number plates of the vehicles on our footage and passed this on to Police Scotland.

"The next stage in the process was to work in partnership with Clackmannanshire Council and Criminal Justice Services to remove the materials, which included tyres and wood, in order to remove the risk of fire damage to the properties closest."

The BID is highlighting that more than 60,000 incidents of flytipping occur in Scotland occur every year.

According to Keep Scotland Beautiful, estimates suggests it costs council tax payers in excess of £8.9 million every year to clear it up from council land alone.

In addition, other land owners need to meet the cost of clearing rubbish dumped on their land, to the tune of around £1,000 annually.

In Scotland the fixed penalty notice for fly-tipping is £200 and, as with other forms of littering, it can lead to prosecution.

Waste can be dealt with via local council collection services and incidents of fly-tipping can also be reported to the local authority.

For more on waste disposal facilities in the area visit the Recycle for Scotland at recycleforscotland.com

And for more information on Clacksfirst BID, head to clacksfirst.co.uk