Pembroke man fined for waste offence
A man has been prosecuted for failing to fill in the appropriate documentation for the waste he was carrying.
Nelson David Price, aged 48, of Golden Lane, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that Price was stopped by police and the council’s environmental enforcement officers in a Ford Transit pick-up truck in Cefneithin as part of a joint operation targeting scrap metal dealers in Carmarthenshire. The vehicle was carrying two metal gates and a number of metal girders.
Enquiries revealed Price was a registered waste carrier but when asked if he had waste transfer notes, he said he didn’t know he needed them.
The council officer explained that when he received his registration certificate from the Environment Agency, he would have received instructions regarding the requirement to complete waste transfer notes.
As he didn’t have any, he was prosecuted through the courts.
Price was fined £250 by magistrates and ordered to pay £100 towards prosecution costs.
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.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “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.
“Hopefully this fine will help to get the message across that anyone caught illegally transporting waste will be prosecuted through the courts. More serious offences could lead to fines of up to £5,000.”
Nelson David Price, aged 48, of Golden Lane, Pembroke, pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that Price was stopped by police and the council’s environmental enforcement officers in a Ford Transit pick-up truck in Cefneithin as part of a joint operation targeting scrap metal dealers in Carmarthenshire. The vehicle was carrying two metal gates and a number of metal girders.
Enquiries revealed Price was a registered waste carrier but when asked if he had waste transfer notes, he said he didn’t know he needed them.
The council officer explained that when he received his registration certificate from the Environment Agency, he would have received instructions regarding the requirement to complete waste transfer notes.
As he didn’t have any, he was prosecuted through the courts.
Price was fined £250 by magistrates and ordered to pay £100 towards prosecution costs.
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.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “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.
“Hopefully this fine will help to get the message across that anyone caught illegally transporting waste will be prosecuted through the courts. More serious offences could lead to fines of up to £5,000.”
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