A man was handed a hefty court bill after admitting dumping rubbish - including an old bathtub - at Portbury Docks. Anthony Newbury of Marine Parade, Pill entered a guilty plea at North Somerset Magistrates Court to fly-tipping waste on two separate occasions last summer.
The waste consisted of a bathtub which was full of plasterboard and garden waste. Both offences were captured on CCTV in the area and, having obtained the vehicle registration number of the vehicle used, officers found that Mr Newbury was the registered keeper at the time the offence took place, reports Somerset Live.
Mr Newbury was ordered to pay a total of £1,623 consisting of a fine of £346 for each of the two offences, a victim surcharge of £69, and North Somerset Council’s full costs of £862.40. Councillor Mike Solomon, North Somerset Council's executive member for neighbourhoods and community services, said: “Fly-tipping is completely unacceptable. It has a negative impact on our local environment and communities.
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“North Somerset Council will vigorously investigate all incidents of fly-tipping and issue fixed penalty notices or prosecute individuals when sufficient evidence is found. I’d like to remind residents using private companies to collect their waste of the importance in checking that they’re registered with the environment agency.
"Waste carriers should always provide paperwork showing their full contact details and a description of the waste taken. It’s also useful if residents make a note of the vehicle they used, including the registration number.
This information allows officers to trace the keeper of the vehicle if the waste ends up being fly-tipped.” Residents of North Somerset can dispose of their household waste at any of the council’s recycling centres at Backwell, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare.
Residents who find fly-tipped waste are encouraged to report it to the council as soon as possible here.
