Hull City Council warns residents to dispose of their waste legally to avoid facing enforcement action, following five fly-tipping prosecutions in January.
The council continues to advise residents to dispose of their waste properly through legitimate services. Fly-tipping is defined as the ‘illegal deposit of any waste onto land that does not have a licence to accept it’.
Anyone found guilty of fly-tipping faces receiving a £1,000 fine
If the fine is not paid, attempts to communicate are ignored or the council has to remove waste, the case is passed on to the council’s legal team for prosecution.
Prosecution for fly-tipping can result in an unlimited fine, imprisonment, or both.
Councillor Julia Conner, Portfolio Holder for Environment, said: “Fly-tipping is a crime that we do not tolerate in Hull. It is unsightly, harmful to human health and damaging to the environment.
“The Council urges residents to dispose of their waste in the correct way using our accessible services, schemes, and household waste centres across the city. We also encourage residents to report those who do not dispose of their waste legally.”
Details of the successful prosecution cases are as follows:
- Constanca Marin of Spring Bank, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence of two offences, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £758 and obtained a criminal record.
- Mohammed Saiwan Rahim of Askew Avenue, Hull, who attended Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted for an offence contrary to section 33(1)(a) Environmental Protection Act 1990 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £336 and obtained a criminal record.
- Naomi Bailey of Roborough Close, Hull, who attended Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted for an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £808 and obtained a criminal record.
- Ms Oana Buhai of Beverley Road, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence to offences contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, and section 110(2)(b) Environment Act 1995. She was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £946 and obtained a criminal record.
- Declan Hooley of Dodswell Grove, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £1,146 and obtained a criminal record.
Residents can report fly-tipping to Hull City Council by visiting Fly-tipping | Hull. Alternatively, call 01482 300 300.
Services and schemes the council provide to dispose of waste include:
- For large items, residents can use the bulky household collection scheme. Households are eligible for one free collection per year of up to five items which can include cookers, dishwashers, fridges, mattresses, sofas etc.
- There are three household waste and recycling centres located across the city, open every day from 10am – 5pm, which residents can use free of charge. All are modern facilities, designed to maintain and improve recycling within the city.
- White electrical goods in working order can also be donated and/or collected free of charge to be sold at a discounted price in the Reuse Electrical Shop – a joint initiative with Dove House Hospice, ERYC and FCC Environment – that aims to keep white goods in use for as long as possible.
For further information on services provided for residents to recycle and dispose of household waste, visit Bins and recycling – Hull.
Alternatively, for more information on commercial waste and recycling collection, visit Commercial waste and recycling collection service | Hull.
For further information regarding disposal and recycling of household waste, email loveyourstreet@hullcc.gov.uk.
