When Illegal Waste Disposal Hits the Headlines Footage of a van-load of fridges being dumped in broad daylight on a residential street in Darlaston has rightly sparked outrage across the West Midlands. The images, captured on Walsall Street, show individuals brazenly unloading multiple white goods and other items onto the pavement as if it were a designated landfill. The sight of these domestic fridges—some visibly damaged—strewn across a public area has once again brought fly-tipping to the forefront of public attention.