Amazon is investigating the cause of a number of fly-tipping incidents around Swindon involving its branded parcel delivery bags. 

On four separate instances over the last few months, Amazon Logistics branded parcel containers have been fly-tipped at different places around Swindon.

This has sparked concern over who might be responsible.

The first known time that the bags were found dumped in public was on May 31 on Highworth Road in South Marston on the way out of the village. 

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Separate blue, green and orange Amazon-branded containers had been left and on them, writing said: "Property of Amazon Logistics. Not for resale/unauthorised use."

Other rubbish was also present, including a crate tray and a television. 

On June 19, more of the same parcel bags - this time yellow and orange - were found at a different spot on Highworth Road.

On July 30, more of the same style bags were discovered abandoned on the way into Highworth on the turning to Reddown Farm - this time accompanied with a box addressed to a Swindon business. 

Residents started to notice a pattern and at this time local councillors Tom Butcher and Matthew Vallender both indicated they would make enquiries. 

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Two more lots of the same bags were also found dumped in the fire lane of Caulfield Road in Gorse Hill at the end of July and on Pack Hill, Wanborough, around August 3 or 4, the latter also contained rubbish and rotting food. 

The behaviour has been labelled as "disgusting" and "unacceptable" by members of the public who have discussed the reoccurring issue on local Facebook community pages. 

In the online discussion, some members of the public have reported seeing a white transit van operating in the same areas as where the fly-tipping took place. 

When approached for comment, Amazon said it did not yet know why this was happening. 

Mike Jackson, a spokesperson for the company said: "We’re looking into this with our delivery service providers.”

He also confirmed that it had visited the areas where the fly-tipping had taken place and had removed all the bags that were left.