A delivery driver who illegally dumped packaging and cardboard has been told to pay more than £1,700 after being caught.
A delivery driver who illegally dumped packaging and cardboard has been told to pay more than £1,700 after being caught.
Norman Gillespie, 50, from Stapenhill, Burton, fly-tipped the commercial waste on land off John Street, Church Gresley, in March last year.
It is the third successful prosecution for South Derbyshire District Council in the last six months and forms part of efforts to send a message that dumping waste in the area will not be tolerated.
The district council’s safer neighbourhood wardens were alerted to the tip and traced the material through businesses in London, Nottingham and Lichfield until it was linked back to a local transport company.
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When interviewed under caution Gillespie admitted to dumping the material, in breach of the business’s own waste disposal procedures.
Appearing at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court, Gillespie pleaded guilty to depositing controlled waste without an environmental permit, in breach of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
He was fined £772 and ordered to pay £885 costs, as well as a victim surcharge of £77 – a total of £1,734.
Councillor Peter Watson, chairman of the council’s environmental and development services committee, said: “Our officers work hard to prevent fly-tipping and, when it does happen, to get it cleaned up as soon as possible.
“Our approach has brought some extremely positive results – incidents of fly-tipping in South Derbyshire fell every year between 2006 and 2014.
“This is our third successful conviction for waste offences in the last six months and sends out a strong message that we will not tolerate behaviour that threatens the district’s reputation as a clean, green and safe place to be.”
Fly-tipping can be reported to the council by calling 01283 595 795 or emailing neighbourhood.wardens@south-derbys.gov.uk
The council is advising residents to be careful about handing over household waste to removal operators who then fly-tip the rubbish.
Source: The Derby Telegraph
