Hull residents are being warned that enforcement action will be taken against those found dumping waste illegally.
The warning comes after ten people were issued with £400 fixed penalty notices under section 33 Environmental Protection Act 1990, after evidence of fly-tipping was obtained by the council’s environmental enforcement officers.
A woman received a £400 fine after household waste had been fly-tipped in Spring Bank, Hull, in January this year.
A man received a £400 fine after he was caught dumping waste near May Tree Avenue, Hull, in January this year.
A man and a woman both received £400 fines after their waste was found fly-tipped in Ventnor Street, Hull, in January this year.
Another woman received a £400 fine after her waste was found near Waterloo Street, Hull.
A man received a £400 fines following a fly-tipping incident on Walmsley Street, Hull, in February this year.
A man received a £400 fine for fly-tipping in Vermont Street, Hull, after a mobile CCTV camera caught him dumping his waste in December last year.
A woman received a £400 fine following a fly-tipping incident on Burnham Road, Hull, in August last year.
A woman received a £400 fine after household waste had been fly-tipped on Sculcoates Park near Exchange Street, Hull, in November last year.
And Hull City Council’s CCTV cameras have also caught people in the act.
A man received a £400 fine for fly-tipping in Vermont Street, Hull, after a mobile CCTV camera caught him dumping his waste in January this year.
A further woman received a £400 fine after being caught on CCTV taking a bed headboard from her household address on Walliker Street, Hull, and fly-tipping this nearby on public land in January this year.
Residents are being encouraged to use the services provided by Hull City Council to dispose and recycle their household waste – and not give their waste to rogue waste contractors.
Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for Streetscene at Hull City Council, said: “This action shows that the council will continue to take a tough line on fly-tipping and investigate all reports with a view of taking enforcement action against those responsible.
“We want to warn people to dispose of their waste responsibly and within the law. Not only does fly-tipping incur a cost to the council to remove and dispose waste, but it also uses resources which could be used to keep other essential services going through these unprecedented times.”
People are urged to report any incidents of persons seen fly-tipping by calling 01482 300 300 or visiting the Hull City Council website.
Visit the council’s Caught on Camera webpage to identify those caught illegally dumping waste.
