Hundreds of internet sleuths are tuning in to a live-stream to watch what people fly tip in a central London skip.
Skip Watch TV began filming after a poll of 250 of Britain’s builders revealed 70 per cent had fallen victim to having their skip filled up with other people’s rubbish - forcing them to fork out money from their own pockets.
In just 24 hours, culprits dumped cardboard, a mirror and even a freezer in the skip - but were unaware they were caught by secret cameras set up outside Terry’s Cafe in Southwark.
The live stream will be online every day from Monday 7th August, to Friday the 11th, capturing all the rubbish people dump.
The research found it costs builders an average of £121 out of their own pocket when people fill their skip with unwanted debris.
Nearly eight in 10 (78 per cent) had seen people throw tat into their skip - with 65 per cent even confronting the fly tipper.
And worryingly, 54 per cent had been shouted at or rudely spoken to because their skip was taking up space.
Clive Holland, host of The Clive Holland Show, on Fix Radio said: “Fly tipping has serious consequences for Britain’s builders.
“They work all hours to help get the nation moving and the last thing the need is added disruption and having to empty a tip when they’re on site.
“Builders are the nation’s backbone. They support us, and we should support them.”
The research, carried out via OnePoll, also revealed the strangest things found in builder’s skips - including a stolen empty cash machine, a person sleeping and even a picture of Adolf Hitler.
Other bizarre skip finds include a complete Roman soldier statue and sex toys.
Used nappies, condoms and threats of violence were also common finds.
The regions deemed to be the worst areas for fly tipping were major cities, including London, Birmingham and Glasgow.
Clive Holland added: “While there’s a funny side of what can be dumped in a skip, people need to think about the consequences it can have.
“Having to deal with the clean up can be a nightmare and cost money which comes out of their bottom line.
“Amid the cost-of-living crisis, we need to be doing all we can to support infrastructure projects across the country.”
Skip Watch TV began filming after a poll of 250 of Britain’s builders revealed 70 per cent had fallen victim to having their skip filled up with other people’s rubbish - forcing them to fork out money from their own pockets.
In just 24 hours, culprits dumped cardboard, a mirror and even a freezer in the skip - but were unaware they were caught by secret cameras set up outside Terry’s Cafe in Southwark.
The live stream will be online every day from Monday 7th August, to Friday the 11th, capturing all the rubbish people dump.
The research found it costs builders an average of £121 out of their own pocket when people fill their skip with unwanted debris.
Nearly eight in 10 (78 per cent) had seen people throw tat into their skip - with 65 per cent even confronting the fly tipper.
And worryingly, 54 per cent had been shouted at or rudely spoken to because their skip was taking up space.
Clive Holland, host of The Clive Holland Show, on Fix Radio said: “Fly tipping has serious consequences for Britain’s builders.
“They work all hours to help get the nation moving and the last thing the need is added disruption and having to empty a tip when they’re on site.
“Builders are the nation’s backbone. They support us, and we should support them.”
The research, carried out via OnePoll, also revealed the strangest things found in builder’s skips - including a stolen empty cash machine, a person sleeping and even a picture of Adolf Hitler.
Other bizarre skip finds include a complete Roman soldier statue and sex toys.
Used nappies, condoms and threats of violence were also common finds.
The regions deemed to be the worst areas for fly tipping were major cities, including London, Birmingham and Glasgow.
Clive Holland added: “While there’s a funny side of what can be dumped in a skip, people need to think about the consequences it can have.
“Having to deal with the clean up can be a nightmare and cost money which comes out of their bottom line.
“Amid the cost-of-living crisis, we need to be doing all we can to support infrastructure projects across the country.”
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00:00 The Builders Skip has been used as a dumping ground for decades. Whenever the public see
00:07 it, they just deposit whatever they want in it. Whether it's a mouldy old free piece,
00:15 some gym equipment they've never used. So Fix Radio and the Bold Builders Breakfast decided
00:19 to see how long it would take to fill up this unmanned skip in London.
00:27 Excuse me, excuse me. Is this your skip? No. It's not your skip? No, it's not my skip.
00:34 Have you ever put anything in a skip which ain't your skip? Have you run a wire or something?
00:39 You know what, after that mirror, you've got seven years bad luck. Oh no! I've seen microwaves,
00:44 dead tellies, fridges. I'm expecting that to fill up quite quickly. What sort of stuff
00:50 do people dump in it? What's cheesiest? A cup. A cup? There you go. Do you often put
00:55 stuff in skips which aren't yours? I mean, if there's room in it like that. What are
00:59 you looking to put in it? A freezer. A freezer? You want me to help you? It's quite heavy.
01:06 Go on then. It's heavy isn't it? It is, yeah. I couldn't have done this on my own.
01:14 So our skip is now live and people have already been putting stuff in it and we're all guilty
01:18 from time to time putting something in a skip which isn't ours. Follow the live stream to
01:22 see how long it takes to fill up our skip.
01:24 [Music]