Instant karma for fly-tipper who dumped bags of rubbish outside neighbour's house - as refuse is then re-delivered back to his own doorstep

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By ED HOLT

Published: 12:55 BST, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 20:49 BST, 18 June 2026

A fly-tipper received a dose of instant karma after the rubbish he dumped outside a neighbour's house was re-delivered to his own doorstep.

Dean Gauci, 38, was tending to a block of flats he manages in Cardiff last Friday when he noticed seven bags filled with household waste had been dumped in his car park.

Determined to find the person responsible, Mr Gauci decided to sift through hours of CCTV camera footage - and caught the culprit in the act at 9am on Friday June 12.

In the video, the man can be seen dumping multiple bags of rubbish in a car park while also appearing to remove address labels to try and mask his identity.

Following some smart detective work, Mr Gauci was able to track down where the man lived and promptly returned the rubbish to its owner.

'I brought all your rubbish back for you mate,' said Mr Gauci after the fly-tipper answered the door.

'I got you on camera. Don't do it again please.'

The neighbour then apologised and claimed he was going to move it.

Dean Gauci, 38, used some smart detective work to track the culprit down before re-delivering the rubbish to his doorstep

In the video, the man can be seen dumping multiple bags of rubbish in a car park while also appearing to remove address labels to try and mask his identity

Pictured: The rubbish dumped outside Mr Gauci's block of flats

Mr Gauci tracked the man down after neighbours told him he lived on the same street.

He said: 'It turns out he lived 10 houses up from the property! He literally lived on the same street.'

The 38-year-old claimed that the fly-tipper is the '30th or 40th' person to have done it.

He continued: 'I was so determined to find the person that did it.

'I could have taken that rubbish and charged the landlord to dispose of it, but I wanted to do the right thing and catch the guy.

'I piled it right up on his doorstep to give him a taste of his own medicine. His response was funny, he must have felt stupid! But he dumped it.'