A popular Swansea city centre restaurant has been fined for failing to dispose of waste correctly, and for storing some waste in a shopping trolley behind the restaurant. Bosses at the Castle Quarter site found themselves before Swansea Magistrates Court where they pleaded guilty to three offences of breaching a notice served under the Environmental Protection Act.
All three relate to failures by the company to manage their commercial waste at the rear of the building. Pictures shared by Swansea Council show the waste bins piled high with black bins so the tops of the bins are open. A trolley can also be seen crammed with waste.
During visits to the property since July last year, officers from the council’s waste enforcement team say they observed piles of black bags and cardboard spilling out of the commercial wheelie bins. Las Iguanas paid all fixed penalty notices - each £180 - other than one relating to the use of the shopping trolley to store waste, the council said.
