Llanelli businessman failed to dispose of waste correctly
A Llanelli businessman has been prosecuted by the council for failing to dispose of his waste correctly.
Allan Jeffrey Lewis, aged 67, of AJL Displays in Station Road, pleaded not guilty at Llanelli Magistrates Court to an offence of failing to provide waste transfer notices to authorised officers within seven days.
The court heard that council environmental enforcement officers visited the premises in October 2010 and issued a section 47 notice requiring Lewis to dispose of commercial waste generated by his business in the correct manner by using an authorised waste collector.
Officers attended the premises again in August 2011 and requested that Lewis produce within seven days details of what arrangements had been put in place to dispose of his trade waste.
Lewis failed to produce any documentation within the specified time and was issued with a fixed penalty notice. However, Lewis then failed to pay it.
He was found guilty by magistrates and sentenced to a six month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 towards prosecution costs.
The council now hopes this case will act as a warning to other businesses in Carmarthenshire to make sure they have the proper arrangements in place for the disposal of their waste.
All businesses have a duty of care to make sure that any waste produced during the course of their business, is stored, transported and disposed of without harming the environment.
Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “All businesses have a responsibility to ensure reasonable measures are taken to dispose of their waste.
“Duty of Care is one of the main ways to combat fly-tipping and businesses that fail to comply with this legislation can be prosecuted.”
Failure to comply with this legislation could lead to prosecution in the magistrates court and a maximum fine of up to £5,000 or more if at crown court.
Allan Jeffrey Lewis, aged 67, of AJL Displays in Station Road, pleaded not guilty at Llanelli Magistrates Court to an offence of failing to provide waste transfer notices to authorised officers within seven days.
The court heard that council environmental enforcement officers visited the premises in October 2010 and issued a section 47 notice requiring Lewis to dispose of commercial waste generated by his business in the correct manner by using an authorised waste collector.
Officers attended the premises again in August 2011 and requested that Lewis produce within seven days details of what arrangements had been put in place to dispose of his trade waste.
Lewis failed to produce any documentation within the specified time and was issued with a fixed penalty notice. However, Lewis then failed to pay it.
He was found guilty by magistrates and sentenced to a six month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 towards prosecution costs.
The council now hopes this case will act as a warning to other businesses in Carmarthenshire to make sure they have the proper arrangements in place for the disposal of their waste.
All businesses have a duty of care to make sure that any waste produced during the course of their business, is stored, transported and disposed of without harming the environment.
Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “All businesses have a responsibility to ensure reasonable measures are taken to dispose of their waste.
“Duty of Care is one of the main ways to combat fly-tipping and businesses that fail to comply with this legislation can be prosecuted.”
Failure to comply with this legislation could lead to prosecution in the magistrates court and a maximum fine of up to £5,000 or more if at crown court.
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