Hull City Council is urging residents to make use of the multiple schemes and services available in Hull, to dispose of waste items correctly and prevent instances of fly tipping or letting land become unsafe.
This comes after a string of prosecutions for illegal fly tipping and people failing to maintain the cleanliness of their land and property.
Fly tipping is defined as the ‘illegal deposit of any waste onto land that does not have a licence to accept it’. The council always recommends that residents dispose of or recycle waste properly through legitimate services.
Mark Cornall, Environmental Enforcement Team Leader in Streetscene Services, said:
“There is no excuse to let land or property become unsafe and unsightly when we have multiple schemes and services in Hull to ensure that waste can be disposed of correctly.”
Services and schemes the council provide to dispose of waste:
- 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 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.
Fly-tipping prosecution details are as follows:
- Mr Louis Garland (aged 29 years) of Bristol Road and Coultas Court, Albert Avenue, Hull attended Hull Magistrates’ Court on 14 February 2022 following a warrant issued for his arrest by the courts.
In response to evidence presented by the council, Mr Garland pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to section 33(1)(a) Environmental Protection Act 1990 (for unlawful deposit of wastes) and section 1 Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 (failure to be registered as a an authorised person for the purposes of transporting controlled wastes) and on his conviction was fined £480, and ordered to pay £48 victim surcharge and costs to the council of £650 (total fines and costs of £1,178).
- Mr Miroslaw Andrzej Gryman (aged 39 years) and Mr Ryszard Leon Wierczynski (aged 59 years) both of Vermont Street, Hull attended Hull Magistrates’ Court on 15 March 2022, in response to enforcement action taken by the Council regarding wastes found fly tipped near Vermont Street, Hull.
- Ms Georgeia Giurgiuveanu (aged 24 years) of Edgecumbe Street, Hull failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on 1 April 2022 in response to enforcement action taken regarding wastes found fly tipped on Grafton Street, Hull.
Ms Giurgiuveanu who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was convicted under section 2 Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and in her absence was ordered to pay fines and costs of £884. - Mr Gryman in response to the above prosecution brought by the Council pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to section 2 Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was issued with and ordered to pay fines and costs of £429.
- Mr Wierczynski, who failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court was also convicted under section 2 Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 in his absence and was ordered to pay fines and costs of £799.
- Miss Vochita Minuna Mitri (aged 26 years) of Minto Street, Hull failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on 18 March 2022, in response to enforcement action taken by the Council regarding wastes found fly tipped on Minton Street, Hull.
Hull Magistrates’ on hearing evidence presented by the Council convicted Miss Mitri of an offence contrary to section 2 Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and was fined £440 and order to pay £44 victim surcharge and ordered to pay costs to the Council (including clean-up costs) of £370. - A Hull resident was found responsible for fly tipping boxes and polystyrene packing from his vehicle on Coelus Street, Hull in December 2021. The male, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons was contacted by the council in response to CCTV evidence and further enquiries that confirmed him to be the registered keeper of the vehicle. He was issued a fixed penalty notice of £400 – which has been paid.
- A Hull resident was found responsible for fly tipping household waste on Carrington Street, Hull in February of this year. The Hull resident, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons, was contacted by the council in response to evidence obtained and further enquiries. They were issued with a fixed penalty notice of £400 – which has been paid.
- A Hull resident was found responsible for fly tipping household waste in the tenfoot between Brooklyn Street and Vermont Street, Hull in February 2022. The Hull resident, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons, was contacted by the council in response to evidence obtained and subject to further enquiries, and issued with a fixed penalty notice of £400 – which has been paid.
- A Hull business, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons, were contacted by the council in response to evidence obtained regarding the waste found fly tipped. CCTV footage was obtained from one of Hull City Council’s mobile cameras installed on May Street, Hull. The business was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £400 – which has been paid.
- A Hull resident was found responsible for fly tipping large quantities of household wastes on Lapwing Close, Hull in January of this year. The male, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons, was identified and contacted by the Council in response to CCTV evidence, and issued with a fixed penalty notice of £400 – which has been paid.
- A female, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons, was identified as being responsible for illegally depositing of household waste near Queens Road, Hull and issued with a fixed penalty notice – which has been paid.
A member of the public reported a driver and passenger of a vehicle depositing a fold away bed and mattress on Courtney Street, Hull. A male, whose details cannot be released for legal reasons, was issued with a fixed penalty notice – which has been paid.
