Caerphilly County Borough Resident Prosecuted For Fly Tipping

A resident of Nelson has been prosecuted and fined for fly tipping offences following an investigation carried out by Caerphilly County Borough Council. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Mr Shaun Thomas of Heol-Y-Morien, Nelson has been prosecuted for breaching Section 34(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, of not taking all reasonable measures to ensure that waste produced at P&S Auto Services was transferred to a person legally authorised to receive it. This resulted in waste being illegally deposited on land not authorised to receive it at Eglwysilan Common, Senghenydd/Nelson. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Thomas entered a guilty plea at Newport Magistrates Court on 28th October 2016. Following this, he was issued with a 2 year Conditional Discharge and ordered to pay costs of £527.56 and a £20 victim surcharge, to be paid at a rate of £100 per month. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cllr Nigel George, Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services said: “Caerphilly’s Enforcement Team takes incidents of fly tipping very seriously, as illicitly dumped rubbish is a blot on our beautiful landscape, as well as causing an environmental hazard. All residents and businesses across Caerphilly county borough have a legal responsibility to ensure that household and commercial waste is disposed of in a legal and proper manner”. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He continued: “Anyone who does not follow the correct procedure risks being prosecuted and fined, even if they have not directly fly tipped themselves. Where incidents of fly-tipping are identified, our team will always seek to identify the owner of the deposited waste wherever possible so that further action can be taken”. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Offenders of fly tipping can face fines of up to £50,000 and/or imprisonment. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​