A Pakistani restaurant in Ilford was fined almost £4,000 after fly-tipping rubbish just metres from its doorstep.
Video evidence showed two men leaving Chaat N Grill in Ilford Lane and dumping bags of rubbish on the pavement.
Owner Irshad Ahmed pleaded guilty to two counts of fly-tipping on behalf of his company at Barkingside Magistrates Court last month.
He was handed a fine and told to pay for Redbridge Council’s legal fees, bringing the total penalty to £3,845.
The first video showed a man leaving cardboard and packing waste by a bin across the road from the restaurant and walking away, having also dumped his own rubbish there.
A second clip showed a separate man carrying a white plastic bucket and a bag of rubbish towards the same bin. He threw them on top of rubbish already piled next to the bin before leaving.
Ahmed was questioned by the council’s neighbourhood enforcement team and told officers he would be able to provide the identities of the two men.
This never happened and he was issued with two £1,000 fixed penalty notices. When these went unpaid, he was summoned to Barkingside on March 17, where he pleaded guilty.
The owner admitted being responsible for the first incident and said a casual worker, who had since left the restaurant, was responsible for the second. He accepted it was his waste and that it had been dumped illegally.
John Richards, the council’s director of community safety, said: “This prosecution should serve as a strong warning that Redbridge Council will continue taking tough action against those who violate our spaces by dumping rubbish on the street.”
The outlet’s website describes itself as “vibrant spot known for its authentic Pakistani flavors and generous portions”.
The action was carried out under the council’s Operation Vanguard, a multi-team approach to tackling anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping and other environmental crime.
