Llanelli man fined for fly-tipping offence
A Llanelli man has been fined after his waste was found fly-tipped.
Hilton Joe Morgan, aged 47, of Parc Morlais, Llangennech, pleaded guilty by post to an offence contrary to Section 34 of the Environment Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that on Sunday, June 20 last year the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty at Swiss Valley in Llanelli where they saw a large amount of waste that had been tipped in a gateway to a field.
The waste included a child's bike, household furniture, wood, rubble, carpet, underlay, bags of broken tiles, dismantled kitchen units, worktop, television, bathroom suite and cardboard packaging.
The officers found evidence among the waste relating to an address in Felinfoel.
When the officers attended the property they saw tiles, empty pots of tile adhesive and grout, and the same cardboard packaging they had seen fly-tipped in Swiss Valley in the front garden. However, some time later the officers returned to the property the waste had gone.
Enquiries revealed that a builder who had been carrying out refurbishment works at the property had given the waste that was dumped in Swiss Valley to two men in a pick-up vehicle. He didn't know the two men, he didn’t ask if they were registered waste carriers and he wasn't given a waste transfer note for the waste.
Morgan was issued with a Section 34(5) Environmental Protection Act 1990 Notice requiring him to produce waste transfer notes within 12 days for the waste that the officers had seen in the front garden of the property in Felinfoel. However, he failed to do so.
Morgan was fined £750 by magistrates and was ordered to pay £300 towards prosecution costs plus compensation of £199.75.
The council now hopes this case will act as a warning to others and help prevent the illegal transport of waste which often results in fly-tipping. More serious offences could lead to fines of up to £50,000.
All businesses that carry waste, including scrap merchants, skip companies, builders and gardeners, must have a waste carriers licence. They must also make sure they have the correct paperwork for all the waste they carry and only use licensed waste sites to dispose of their rubbish.
Residents must also make sure that anyone taking or handling their waste is licensed to do so or they too could be fined. They should ask to see the company’s waste carrier registration and make a note of the number, or ring the Environment Agency on 08708 506 506 or visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk for an instant waste carrier validation check.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “We would advise residents to check out any waste disposal company or individual before using their services.
"If everyone takes responsibility for their own rubbish, we can all help to drive the professional fly-tippers out of business, which, in the long run, saves council taxpayers thousands of pounds.”
The waste found fly-tipped in Swiss Valley.
Hilton Joe Morgan, aged 47, of Parc Morlais, Llangennech, pleaded guilty by post to an offence contrary to Section 34 of the Environment Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that on Sunday, June 20 last year the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty at Swiss Valley in Llanelli where they saw a large amount of waste that had been tipped in a gateway to a field.
The waste included a child's bike, household furniture, wood, rubble, carpet, underlay, bags of broken tiles, dismantled kitchen units, worktop, television, bathroom suite and cardboard packaging.
The officers found evidence among the waste relating to an address in Felinfoel.
When the officers attended the property they saw tiles, empty pots of tile adhesive and grout, and the same cardboard packaging they had seen fly-tipped in Swiss Valley in the front garden. However, some time later the officers returned to the property the waste had gone.
Enquiries revealed that a builder who had been carrying out refurbishment works at the property had given the waste that was dumped in Swiss Valley to two men in a pick-up vehicle. He didn't know the two men, he didn’t ask if they were registered waste carriers and he wasn't given a waste transfer note for the waste.
Morgan was issued with a Section 34(5) Environmental Protection Act 1990 Notice requiring him to produce waste transfer notes within 12 days for the waste that the officers had seen in the front garden of the property in Felinfoel. However, he failed to do so.
Morgan was fined £750 by magistrates and was ordered to pay £300 towards prosecution costs plus compensation of £199.75.
The council now hopes this case will act as a warning to others and help prevent the illegal transport of waste which often results in fly-tipping. More serious offences could lead to fines of up to £50,000.
All businesses that carry waste, including scrap merchants, skip companies, builders and gardeners, must have a waste carriers licence. They must also make sure they have the correct paperwork for all the waste they carry and only use licensed waste sites to dispose of their rubbish.
Residents must also make sure that anyone taking or handling their waste is licensed to do so or they too could be fined. They should ask to see the company’s waste carrier registration and make a note of the number, or ring the Environment Agency on 08708 506 506 or visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk for an instant waste carrier validation check.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “We would advise residents to check out any waste disposal company or individual before using their services.
"If everyone takes responsibility for their own rubbish, we can all help to drive the professional fly-tippers out of business, which, in the long run, saves council taxpayers thousands of pounds.”
The waste found fly-tipped in Swiss Valley.
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