Hull City Council warns residents to dispose of their waste legally to avoid facing enforcement action, following eight fly-tipping prosecutions this month (February).
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 substantial 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:
- Richard Brosch of Dee Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in his absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £1,241 and obtained a criminal record.
- Klaudia Grabska of Catherine Grove, Carrington Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £1,011 and obtained a criminal record.
- Miss Kirsty Gould of Wellsted Street, Hull, attended Hull Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to an offence, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £337 and obtained a criminal record.
- Mr Virgil Ganea of Grafton Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in his absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £951 and obtained a criminal record.
- Patrycja Malow of Thirlmere Avenue, Wellsted Street, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £951 and obtained a criminal record.
- Sabina Memet of Adderbury Crescent, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £921 and obtained a criminal record.
- Lauren Flay of Anlaby Park Road South, Hull, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted in her absence to an offence contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £991 and obtained a criminal record.
- Milion-Florin Manolescu of Adderbury Grove, Hull, who attended Hull Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to an offence, contrary to section 33(1)(1) Environmental Protection Act 1990, was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £428 and obtained a criminal record.
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.
