DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Darlington County Code Enforcement is investigating piles of shingles that have been dumped on dirt roads around the county.

Director of Developmental Services, Terri Cribb, reached out to News13 to ask the public for help in finding the culprit.

“We’re not sure if it’s contractors, or homeowners, dumping shingles in the middle of our county dirt roads,” Cribb said. “It messes with people’s daily life because they may have to take another route if they travel that road every day.”

Recently, three large piles of shingles have been dumped on Indian Branch Road.

“Somebody’s getting rid of their shingles from the roof of their house, and they don’t want to pay the money to take it to the landfill to dump them, so they dump them here,” said Darlington resident Billy Lloyd.

Lloyd said he has lived off Indian Branch Road his entire life, which is a dirt road, and said he’s dealt with the issue for the past four years.

“I feel like they see an open space on a dirt road or something, and they say ‘Well there ain’t nobody around, so we’ll just dump them,'” said Lloyd.

Llloyd said some of the piles have been dumped on his personal property.

“I think it’s a shame that people would do that,” he said. “I think it might be people just dumping so they don’t have to pay to take it to the trash dump.”

Cribb said it’s illegal to not properly dispose of the shingles.

“They’re breaking the law,” she said. “It’s littering number one, and also with it being shingles, there are nails and stuff, and also it blocks the roadway in some cases.”

Cribb said Darlington County needs the help of the public to find out who is dumping the shingles.

“I know of eight incidents since late fall and early winter,” said Cribb. “We can’t do anything about it because there’s no evidence of who it is.”

Lloyd said because the shingles are dumped on his private property, they become his responsibility to dispose.

“I wish the county could come out and do it, but I reckon they can’t cover everything,” the Darlington County resident said. “I scoop them up, haul them, then have to pay the county probably, and landfill to take them.”

Lloyd said wants to know who’s dumping the shingles, and wants them to pay for it.

“That’s the way it is, people just don’t care anymore,” he said. “They don’t think about other people’s property.”

Cribb said if Darlington residents know who is leaving the shingles to call Darlington County Code Enforcement.