A company running a garage has been fined and ordered to pay for the council’s clear-up costs, after pleading guilty to failing to take reasonable care to prevent rubbish being dumped in Acol.
A council officer was called to a fly tipping incident along Plumstone Road in October 2009 and discovered a large amount of what looked like trade waste from a garage. Amongst the items found was packaging from clutch kits and windscreen wipers.
Paperwork addressed to Westbere MOT Centre in Island Road, Hersden, was found amongst the rubbish.
The company was sent a number of letters by the council, inviting a representative in for an interview under caution. These offers were declined, and legal proceedings were started by the council.
The company pleaded guilty to leaving controlled waste in a vehicle that was subsequently sold, with this rubbish then dumped in the lay-by in Acol. They were fined £150 and ordered to pay £100 towards the prosecution costs. A compensation order was also made for the council’s clear-up costs, which totaled £432.97.
Community Safety Manager, Mark Richardson, said: “A lot of hard work went into this investigation and I’m delighted that it resulted in a successful prosecution. As we’ve often said before, the council doesn’t dump rubbish, but we’re the ones left clearing it up and counting the cost. In this case, it’s good to see the council can now reclaim the money we spent clearing up this illegally dumped rubbish.”
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