An Oldham man has been taken to court after leaving bags of rubbish on the pavement near to his home. Martin McDonagh appeared at Tameside Magistrates Court after leaving rubbish on the ground close to his house on County Street, and failing to put it into his wheelie bin.
Oldham Council says the 31-year-old 'left his waste out and expected others to clean it up'. McDonagh pleaded guilty to a Duty of Care offence - meaning he admitted failing to either put his rubbish in his bin, take it to the tip, or get a licenced person to collect it for him.
He was fined £80 and ordered to pay £200 costs by magistrates, as well as a £34 victim surcharge. The prosecution comes as Oldham Council continues its Don’t Trash Oldham campaign.
