A mystery substance dumped on a field in Brighton was probably from plastic manufacturing, the council says.
The field behind Lynchet Close was cordoned off on Sunday after a dog walker discovered patches of the material on the grass.
A spokesperson for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “We were made aware of this substance on Sunday night and engaged a specialist contractor who attended and safely removed the material.
“Our understanding is the substance was a polymer resin, likely associated with plastic manufacturing.
“At this stage, the exact source of the spill remains unknown.”
Can you just be honest with the “dog walker” you call it as ,because the information was got from her page Miss Rita Laker. Can u just give her the proper credit that she and her videography deserves. And besides she’s not just a dog walker as u put it. She’s an environmentalist, nature lover and all the good there is to attach onto nature protection as she gets her life therapy in nature after going through so much trauma and finally finding peace in nature that makes a significant part of her. Give her a proper name because she deserves it and she is my aunt
If we are going to be explicit dog walkers ought be renamed something honest. Taking account that really they are taking out their dogs for poops and wees.
The council and police cannot simply name the sources of their information and B&H news can’t name them either unless the person themselves gives them permission and proves they are the source.
Hence the use of terms like ‘dog walker’ or ‘member of the public’.
This is standard journalistic practice. You might not like it but that’s the situation.
Naming her – as you have done – could actually put her at risk if these pellets were illegally dumped. Would you want that?