A string of Oldham residents have been dragged before the courts after bags of rubbish were dumped by their homes.
Four people were convicted of a duty of care offences in relation to the litter, at Tameside Magistrates' Court, earlier this month. One defendant - Danielle Siddall, 33, had to pay £1,451 in total after rubbish was found in an alleyway off County Street and she failed to attend at her hearing.
Vasile Ion Romanescu, 37, of Brierley Street, Hathershaw, was fined £106, told to pay £200 costs with a £34 victim surcharge. Feraru Anca, 33, of Belgrave Road, was fined £109, with £150 costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
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Meanwhile, Coco Mwenzo received a six month conditional discharge after waste was found in Villa Road, Hathershaw, close to her home. She was also ordered to pay costs of £100 and a £21 victim surcharge.
Oldham Council has now issued a warning to households in the borough ahead of Christmas. Coun Hannah Roberts, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “The vast majority of our residents clean up after themselves and dispose of their waste properly.
"Unfortunately, a small minority think it’s ok to just dump their waste on the street. This not only creates a health hazard but is an eyesore and brings our communities down. As these prosecutions show we are determined to stop that from happening.
“With Christmas just a few days away it’s understandable households will have more waste and recycling. If you can’t fit it all in your bin, please take it to the tip if you can."
Since starting the 'Don’t Trash Oldham' campaign in September 2021, Oldham Council has given out more than 450 fines to people and another 54 people have also been successfully prosecuted in court.
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