A man from Bridlington has been ordered to pay more £1,000 in fines and costs by a court for dumping rubbish in the East Riding.
Steven Noble from Bridlington, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping offences when he appeared before Beverley magistrates on Wednesday 6 November.
Carl Skelton, director of streetscene services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “This rubbish was thoughtlessly dumped on roadsides in the East Riding and we won’t tolerate fly-tipping, when we have easy ways of disposing and recycling this waste in a legal manner.
“Thanks to residents for continuing to report incidents like this to us. We continue investigate all fly-tipping and take action when we can.”
Steven Noble from Bridlington pleaded guilty to two counts of failing in his duty of care to ensure waste was disposed of legally when he appeared at the court.
Noble was fined a total of £160 and was ordered to pay £982.30 costs and a £64 victim surcharge.
The court heard streetscene enforcement officers from the council first found bags of household waste left in brambles at the side of the road in Sands Lane, Boynton, on 24 April last year.
In a second incident, the officers found a shopping trolley, bags of household waste, cardboard and garden waste on Woldgate, between Boynton and Bridlington, on 23 Junelast year.
Following investigations, the waste was traced back to Noble. Regarding the April offence, he told the court he paid someone to take his rubbish away.
Fly-tipping
Residents are responsible for disposing of their own waste properly and legally by using household wheelie bins provided or by taking larger items to their local household waste recycling site.
Anyone caught fly-tipping in the East Riding could be ordered to pay a fixed penalty of up to £1,000 or the case could be taken to court, where they face an unlimited fine or even imprisonment.
For more information or to report any fly-tipping or suspicious activity to the council, contact 01482 393939 or at www.eastriding.gov.uk/fly-tipping
People are asked not to touch any fly-tipped waste or approach anyone they see fly-tipping.
To find your nearest household waste recycling site visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/recycling
