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Over £1,000 in fact!!
A Swindon man has been ordered to pay £1,230 after hiring a freelance fly-tipper who dumped his rubbish in a Wiltshire village.
Nicholas Todd, from Wilmot Close, The Prinnels, Swindon, admitted failing to ensure his waste was disposed of properly. Swindon magistrates ordered him to pay £1,000 costs, a £200 fine and a £30 victim surcharge.
Wiltshire Council investigators tracked the rubbish back to Mr Todd after it was discovered dumped on a roadside in Broad Hinton.
Mr Todd claimed he had paid a ‘man with a van’ he met on social media to remove his rubbish. The court heard that that he failed to check the driver had a licence to carry waste, or where it was going to be dumped.
Wiltshire Council's cabinet member for waste, said: “Residents and businesses have a duty of care in ensuring their waste is disposed of properly and legally.
“People should be wary about using a ‘man with a van’ or similar adverts on social media to dispose of waste without making all the necessary checks and writing down the waste carrier’s licence number.”
Householders and businesses have a ‘duty of care’ under the Environmental Protection Act to ensure that their waste is transferred only to authorised persons.
To prevent waste being fly-tipped they need to
• check that the person they pass their waste to is an authorised carrier by visiting https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers or by calling the Environment Agency on 03708 506506.
• check where the waste is going
• ask for a receipt detailing where the waste is going, information about the transportation vehicle and the carrier’s authorisation number. This is a legal obligation for businesses, but householders are also advised to request this information
• take waste to a Household Recycling Centre.
Residents can report fly tipping online by visiting www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywiltshire-online-reporting or calling 0300 456 0100.