A DAD from Tolladine has spoken of his anger after a bin full of asbestos was dumped outside his house and left for more than two days.

Mark Patrick told your Worcester News the black wheelie bin full of the toxic material had been left outside his house in Hawthorn Road some time during the night between Monday, June 29 and the following morning.

Speaking earlier today the 35-year-old father-of-three said he had expected the bin to be emptied with the others in the regular scheduled refuse collection that morning, but when it was left he called Worcester City Council to report it.

“They said they’d send someone out that day,” he said. "But it’s still there today.

“I’ve also been on the phone to environmental health. They said there’s nothing they can do and I’ve got to phone the fly tipping team.”

Mr Patrick said he was worried about how the material was affecting is children, aged four, six and eight, as well as others living in the area.

“I can’t let my kids out and neither can next door,” he said.

“You have a lot of kids walking past going to and from school as well – they’re all under 16.

“I want to go out in my garden and mow the lawn but I keep feeling tight chested.

“If it gets windy all that dust is going to blow down the street but the council just don’t seem to care.”

A Worcester City Council spokesman said regulations on the disposal of asbestos mean it cannot be collected during regular bin rounds.

“Instead, we have to pay a specialist contractor and they will be onsite today (Thursday) to take away the bin containing this asbestos,” he said.

“Dumping asbestos is illegal, and we urge people to follow the correct rules for disposing of it for their safety and the safety of others.”

Use of asbestos in building dates back more than 4,500 years and the naturally-occurring material was widely used in construction from the late 1900s. Its fireproof qualities made it particularly attractive as a building material.

However in the 1930s it was found to have a seriously damaging impact on health, potentially casing lung cancer, mesothelioma and other conditions.

Asbestos can be taken to the Hallow Road Household Recycling Centre and must be double bagged or wrapped in plastic sheeting and sealed.

For more advise on disposing of asbestos or other potentially harmful materials call the centre on 01905 421116.