A Frenchay man has been ordered to pay \u00a34,525 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for waste offences following the discovery of a fly-tip on a rural country lane.<\/p>\n
Royston Tucker, 34, of Alexander Road, Frenchay appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday 12 May where he pleaded guilty to fly-tipping and failing in his duty of care regarding retaining any waste transfer notes required. He was ordered to pay a fine of \u00a33,000, along with a \u00a31,000 victim surcharge and the council\u2019s costs of \u00a3525, making a total of \u00a34,525.<\/p>\n
The court heard that on Monday 16 September 2024 a fly-tip at Serridge Lane in Coalpit Heath was reported to South Gloucestershire Council. The council\u2019s environmental enforcement officers searched the fly-tipped waste and discovered paperwork that led officers to two addresses.<\/p>\n
Officers visited the addresses and found that both householders had each paid \u00a3140 for waste to be removed from their homes. They were shown photos of the Serridge Lane fly-tip and each identified some (but not all of the waste in the photos) as waste they had paid Tucker to properly dispose of.<\/p>\n
Further enquiries traced Royston Tucker, the sole trader of R&R Waste Clearance Ltd, as the man they had both paid to remove their waste.<\/p>\n
On Friday 6 December 2024 Tucker was interviewed by the council\u2019s environmental enforcement officers where he admitted picking the waste up from both addresses and fly-tipping it on the afternoon of Saturday 14 September 2024. He was advised he would be reported for summons.<\/p>\n
Councillor Sean Rhodes, cabinet member responsible for environmental enforcement at South Gloucestershire Council, said: \u201cI hope this latest prosecution acts as a deterrent to anyone who fails in their duty of care for waste disposal. If you dump waste illegally in South Glos, you will be held accountable.<\/p>\n
\u201cFly-tipping is not just an eyesore – it\u2019s a crime that damages our environment and burdens our communities. We urge residents to always check that waste carriers are properly licensed and to report any suspicious activity.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents are advised to be wary of businesses or people advertising waste clearances on social media sites such as Facebook. There are a number of legitimate options for waste removal, including the council\u2019s large household waste collection service. If you hire a third-party to dispose of your waste, always ask for a copy of the company\u2019s waste carrier registration certificate and ask where the waste is being taken.<\/p>\n
\u201cProsecutions like these protect our environment and create cleaner and safer places for our communities. These are key priorities of the Liberal Democrat\/ Labour partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n
Residents and businesses are advised to only give their rubbish to an Environment Agency registered waste carrier.<\/p>\n
You can carry out these simple steps to make sure your waste is disposed of legally:<\/p>\n
Household waste can be taken to the council\u2019s Sort It recycling centres where it can be disposed of at no cost www.southglos.gov.uk\/sortitcentres<\/a><\/p>\n Residents who see illegal fly-tipping are encouraged to report it by contacting the council\u2019s StreetCare helpdesk on 01454 868000, emailing streetcare@southglos.gov.uk<\/a> or visiting www.southglos.gov.uk\/flytipping<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Frenchay man has been ordered to pay \u00a34,525 in fines and costs after South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted him for waste offences following the discovery of a fly-tip on a rural country lane. Royston Tucker, 34, of Alexander Road, Frenchay appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday 12 May where he pleaded guilty to fly-tipping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[561],"tags":[1311,961],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25697,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25695\/revisions\/25697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}