A man from Wick has been ordered to pay a \u00a3230 fine and \u00a3300 in court costs after pleading guilty to failing to make sure waste from his property was properly disposed of.<\/p>\n
Richard Short, aged 38, of Naishcombe Hill, Wick, was prosecuted by our environmental protection team after a member of the public reported four bags of household waste, including bottles and tins, fly tipped in Church Road, Bitton beneath a \u2018No Fly Tipping\u2019 sign.<\/p>\n
Evidence from the waste led back to Mr Short who confirmed that the waste belonged to him.<\/p>\n
Whilst claiming that he had paid for it to be removed, the court was satisfied that he had failed in his duty of care to dispose of the waste properly.<\/p>\n
South Gloucestershire Council\u2019s Cabinet Member for Communities and Tourism, Cllr Paul Hughes said:\u00a0\u201cFly tipping is an issue that has a negative impact on our communities and local environment and we all have a responsibility to make sure that our waste is disposed of in the appropriate manner. Anyone that fly-tips in our area is five times more likely to be successfully prosecuted than anywhere else in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a 100 per cent record of securing successful prosecutions for this type of offence, so if you allow your rubbish to be fly tipped by failing to ensure it is correctly removed in South Gloucestershire, you can expect to be caught and prosecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n
The case was heard at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 18 July.<\/p>\n
Residents are advised to only give their rubbish to an Environment Agency registered waste carrier and follow these simple steps to make sure your waste is disposed of legally:<\/p>\n
Unwanted goods and household or garden waste can all be disposed of at no cost via the council\u2019s Sort It centres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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