Hull Man Fined After His Rubbish Is Dumped In Beverley

Hull Man Fined After His Rubbish Is Dumped In Beverley
Hull Man Fined After His Rubbish Is Dumped In Beverley

A man from Hull has been ordered to pay a total of £617 after rubbish he was paid to dispose of ended up being dumped in Beverley.

A large builder’s bag full of household waste and a plastic children’s paddling pool were found fly-tipped by the roadside in Shepherd’s Lane, Beverley, in January 2017.

Paul Tripp, head of streetscene services at the council, said:

“The responsibility lies with the individual to make the necessary checks to make sure their waste is disposed of correctly and legally.

“The council investigates all reports of fly-tipping and any evidence found will be used to take further action which could include a fixed penalty or even prosecution in court.”

Mark Mills of The Queensway, Hull, pleaded guilty to failing in his duty of care by not checking he was using an authorised waste carrier when he appeared before Beverley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 25 April.

Mr Mills was fined £320 and ordered to pay £267 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

The court heard a streetscene enforcement officer from visited Shepherd’s Lane to investigate the fly-tipping on 10 January 2017, after it was reported to the council.

Evidence recovered at the scene was traced back to a couple who said they had paid Mr Mills to remove their waste.

Mr Mills told the court he was unable to take the waste to a household waste recycling site and gave it to some travellers to dispose of instead.

He accepted that he had failed to take reasonable measures to ensure that waste was disposed of responsibly.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council continues to warn residents they are responsible for disposing of their own waste properly and legally.

Residents are urged to either take their waste to their local household waste recycling site, hire a licensed waste carrier to take the rubbish away, or use the council’s own bulky waste collection service.

To operate legally firms that remove waste have to be registered with the Environment Agency as licensed waste carriers.

Anyone caught fly-tipping could be ordered to pay a £400 fixed penalty notice and, if unpaid, the issue will be taken to court, where they could face an unlimited fine or even imprisonment.

If any fly-tipped waste can be traced back to where it came from, they too could face an unlimited fine in court.



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