A name left among a pile of rubbish dumped at the South Beach parking area could lead to the eventual prosecution of those responsible.
The pile of rubbish, most of it recyclable, was dumped some time in the last day or two.
Yesterday a Whanganui District Council contractor cleaned up the mess.
But a council spokeswoman said council staff inspected the area and found a name among the material dumped at the popular parking area next to the city's airport.
"We'll be following up on that," the spokeswoman said.