New spy cameras are set to help catch and prosecute fly-tippers who dump rubbish in the streets in Dorset.
The cameras, priced at £300 each, are just 2.5in (6.4cm) and have been hidden in trees and walls around the Weymouth and Portland boroughs this week.
A council spokeswoman said: "It's not to do with people putting out their normal rubbish - there's no plans to charge people for that.
"It's to do with the people illegally dumping rubbish on someone else's street."
The micro-cameras will record activity that can be monitored by the Environmental Health department from their head quarters.
So far Environmental Health have failed to prosecute offenders due to lack of evidence.
Cllr for the environment and sustainability Doug Hollings said the cameras are there "to encourage local people to respect their own environment."
In parts of Weymouth and Portland, which have wheelie bin collection schemes, residents are limited to the amount of rubbish they can put out for collection.
The council said some people have been dumping their excess waste illegally in neighbouring areas that have bin-liner collection schemes.
The camera system, will also be used to combat vandals, drug users and other anti-social behaviour.
*Photograph courtesy of Weymouth and Portland Borough council
