They 're supposed to be the ones who take the rubbish away . But in one residential street , a local refuse collector has been exposed as a rogue litterer , dumping plastic bin bags in an alleyway . His antics were captured on CCTV installed by frustrated residents in Oldham , Manchester , who had noticed the rubbish piling up . Residents confused over who had been dumping bags full of rubbish in an alley next to their street were stunned when CCTV revealed a binman . Rather than load the bags into his lorry , the bin man was filmed lifting them out of dustbins along Park Road in Glodwick before tossing them down an alley . Another CCTV video shows council workers arriving in the same alleyway days later . They searched the contents of the bags before placing stickers on each of them warning residents they could face fines of up to £50,000 for not having disposed of rubbish properly . It was captured on video installed by resident Zed Liaqat who , along with others on the street , thought one of their neighbours had been dumping the bags there . 'For at least a year now we have had an issue with rubbish bags being dumped in the alleyway , ' said Mr Liaqat . 'There is always a pile of them there , cars drive over them because it is quite a busy passageway and the bags end up splitting and rubbish flies everywhere . 'For all this time I , along with fellow residents , assumed it was one of our neighbours and it has actually caused a bit of tension because we thought someone was doing this on their own doorstep . ' The footage showed the binman lifting the bags out o wheelie bins before throwing them to the side . Adnan Islam 's father had been sent a letter by the council inviting him to a recorded interview over the issue before the CCTV was obtained . After watching the footage Mr Liaqat was shocked to discover it had been council workers that were fly-tipping all along . 'When I watched it I was gobsmacked , it was a binman . You would have never thought it would be the people who are supposed to take the rubbish away . 'As a community we are shocked , something has to be done about this . ' Some of the residents had been sent letters threatening legal action if the rubbish was not cleared up . Adnan Islam , who also lives on Park Road , revealed how his dad received such letter which invited him to a taped interview at Oldham Council Offices with a view to having the matter dealt with in magistrates ' court . 'This has really worried my dad . The letter mentions court and says he will be arrested if he doesn¹t attend the interview , ' said Mr Islam . 'After watching the video I have no doubt this is why my dad has been accused . 'When I saw the video I was stunned . We take pride in our area so we want answers . ' Local councillor Arooj Shah said 'individuals ' such as those shown in the video 'ruin it for everyone ' . An Oldham Council spokesman said the issue was being dealt with 'extremely seriously ' . 'Our staff must also lead by example . We are taking this matter extremely seriously and investigating it . 'We will not hesitate to take appropriate disciplinary action , where necessary , ' Helen Lockwood , Oldham Council¹s executive director for co-operatives and neighbourhoods , said . Oldham Council had slapped stickers on the bin bags because they were not properly disposed of . It said it was investigating the footage .
Residents in Oldham were confused over growing pile of rubbish in alley . They had begun receiving letters from the council threatening legal action . One home owner installed CCTV to find out who was fly-tipping in street . Comment: