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A Llanelli landlord has been fined a total of £360 by Carmarthen magistrates for failing to produce the relevant paperwork for the disposal of his business waste. Ian Witty, landlord of both the Railway Tavern and Apple Tree Inn in Station Road, pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act. He was fined £180 for each offence and ordered to pay £318.84 prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge by Carmarthen magistrates. The court heard that Witty had failed to produce waste transfer notes showing where the business waste from both premises was being disposed of. In June last year, council environmental enforcement officers had found waste strewn across the back lane to the rear of the Railway Tavern where a large volume of cans and other waste was being stored. The officers visited the Apple Tree Inn to speak to Witty and there they found a large quantity of blue recycling bags containing empty cans in the beer garden. Witty was issued w...

A Llanelli man has been ordered to pay more than £500 in fines and court costs for offences in relation to his business waste. Ishtiaq Ahmed Sheikh, aged 67, Dillwyn Street, pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to Section 47 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court. The court heard that council environmental enforcement officers were inspecting the rear lanes of Station Road on June 2 last year when they saw an overflowing trade waste bin belonging to Supersave. Sheikh, who runs the business, had already been issued with a section 47 notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to make sure that the waste is stored correctly and that the lid of the bin is closed at all times. On June 24, the officers called at the shop and then at Sheikh’s home address. He told them that he had arranged for the trade bin to be removed from his premises as he was no longer generating any waste. However, the officers explained that this was not the case as there...

A Llanelli pub has been fined £300 following a complaint that they were putting their business waste in black bags. It is against the law for trade waste to be collected as household waste. All businesses must have a trade waste agreement in place making sure their waste is removed by a licensed waste carrier. The pub was fined £300 by council environmental enforcement officers for failing to produce the relevant paperwork for the removal of their waste. It was unable to produce waste transfer notes showing where the waste was being taken. 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. “The majority of businesses in Carmarthenshire are fully aware and compliant but it is important that we remind people of the legislation.” Businesses have a ‘Duty of Care’ to make sure that any waste produced during the course of their business, is stored, trans...