Man fined for scrap metal offence
A man has been fined £150 and ordered to pay £227.68 court costs for illegally carrying scrap metal in Carmarthen.
Christian Ambrosen pleaded guilty to offences contrary to Section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that Ambrosen was stopped by police on September 1, 2011 on the A40 near Carmarthen in a vehicle which was carrying a consignment of scrap metal.
However, the 22-year-old, of Milton Place, Machen, Caerphilly, failed to provide a written description of the waste, together with a waste transfer note.
The matter was referred to the council’s environmental enforcement section who again wrote to Ambrosen asking him to produce the documentation, which again he failed to do. He was prosecuted in court as a result.
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.
The council is working closely with the police, through the Community Safety Partnership, as part of a joint operation targeting scrap metal dealers in Carmarthenshire.
Director of Technical Services Richard Workman 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.”
Christian Ambrosen pleaded guilty to offences contrary to Section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that Ambrosen was stopped by police on September 1, 2011 on the A40 near Carmarthen in a vehicle which was carrying a consignment of scrap metal.
However, the 22-year-old, of Milton Place, Machen, Caerphilly, failed to provide a written description of the waste, together with a waste transfer note.
The matter was referred to the council’s environmental enforcement section who again wrote to Ambrosen asking him to produce the documentation, which again he failed to do. He was prosecuted in court as a result.
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.
The council is working closely with the police, through the Community Safety Partnership, as part of a joint operation targeting scrap metal dealers in Carmarthenshire.
Director of Technical Services Richard Workman 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.”
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