A community has been left angered after swathes of garden rubbish were left dumped at the side of an east Suffolk road. 

Several bags were fly-tipped on the side of Low Road in Great Glemham, near Framlingham, on Tuesday. 

The bags contained garden rubbish and a number of purple buckets, while a freezer with rotten food was reportedly dumped in nearby Renham Road. 

East Anglian Daily Times: The bags contained garden wasteThe bags contained garden waste (Image: Nick Meadows)

East Suffolk Council has been approached for comment. 

What do you do if you see flytipping?

There is guidance on what you should and should not do if you discover fly-tipped waste.

The law says, those who drop litter - including from a vehicle - can be issued an 'on the spot' Fixed Penalty Notice of £80. You could also be prosecuted in court and fined up to £2,500.

East Anglian Daily Times: Around six bags were dumped in the roadAround six bags were dumped in the road (Image: Nick Lingard)

Dumping waste, or flytipping, on any land that has no environmental permit or letting others do so on your behalf, is a criminal offence that can carry large fines or prison sentences.

Members of the public that come across flytipping should make a note of the date and time they saw the tipping, its location and take photographic evidence if it is safe to do so to send to their local council.

If you see flytipping happening make a note of how many people are involved and a description of what they look like, any vehicles involved, and what has been dumped.

If an incident is in progress, members of the public are asked to call 999 to report it.

Members of the public should not touch the waste or disturb the site as there may be evidence that could lead to prosecution.

Councils have online forms to report flytipping which can be found on their websites.