Hull City Council warns residents to dispose of their waste legally to avoid facing enforcement action.
The warning comes following the prosecution of 11 Hull residents last month (June). The individuals were fined a combined total of £8,120.
Details of the successful prosecution cases are as follows:
- Miss Aise Amet and Mr Christian Baci of Spring Bank, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court were convicted in their absence of an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £523 each. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped on Hall Street, Hull.
- Miss Paraschiva Crenganes of Hessle Road, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence of an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,146. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped near Sefton Street and Rosamond Street, Hull.
- Mr Denis Peta of Aylesford Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in his absence of an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,051. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped near Airlee Street, Hull.
- Mr Benone Marginica of Kings Bench Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in his absence of an offence contrary to section 110(2)(b) Environment Act 1995 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £508. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped near Kings Bench Street, Hull.
- Miss Lisa Bennington of Wath Grove, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence of an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and section 110(2)(b) Environment Act 1995 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £946. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped on Wath Grove, Hull.
- Mr Gary Wilson of Portobello Street, Hull, attended Hull Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to offences contrary to section 33(1)(a) Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 71(3) Environmental Protection Act 1990 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £530. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped on Foston Grove, Hull.
- Mr Dumitru Stan of Hessle Road, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in his absence of an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,036. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped on Kings Bench Street, Hull.
- Miss Aisen Lupu of Beverley Road, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence of an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and section 110(2)(b) Environment Act 1995 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £866. This prosecution was brought in response to wastes fly-tipped on Beverley Road, Hull.
- Mrs Viorica Constantin and Mr Dumitru Constantin of Glasgow Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court were both convicted in their absence of an offence, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £495.50 each. This prosecution was brought in response to waste fly-tipped near Glasgow Street, Hull.
The above named people also received criminal records in addition to paying the required fines.
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 Charles Quinn, portfolio holder for environment, said: “Fly-tipping is a crime and we do not tolerate it in Hull. It is unsightly, potentially harmful to human health and damaging to the environment.
“We urge 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.”
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 – which 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.
