Two Hull residents have been ordered to pay a total of £1,000 after waste from their property was fly-tipped in the street near Beverley Road.
While clearing rubbish dumped in Stepney Lane and Farrington Street, Hull City Council’s Streetscene teams found evidence linking the waste to Ionel Ramadan, 35, and Mariana Ramadan, 33, both of Stepney Lane, Hull.
They were each issued with fixed penalty notices but failed to pay or to respond to further correspondence.
Appearing at Hull Magistrates Court on 9 December 2022, both pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to section 34(2A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which requires householders to take all reasonable measures to ensure their waste is only transferred to an authorised person.
The maximum penalty under this section is an unlimited fine.
They were each ordered to pay £500, comprising a £186 fine, a £34 victim surcharge and £280 costs to the council.
Sasha Gray, 21, of Mulcourt, Hull, was ordered to pay £784 over rubbish fly-tipped in her street in May.
After evidence was found linking Gray to the waste, she was issued with a fixed penalty notice, but failed to pay or to respond to further correspondence.
Gray failed to attend Hull Magistrates Court on 9 December 2022 and was convicted in her absence of abandoning waste, under section 2(1)(b) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978.
She was ordered to pay fines and costs of £784, comprising a £440 fine, a £44 victim surcharge and £300 costs to the council.
Adam Hawkins, of Somerscales Street, Hull, was ordered to pay £309 over rubbish fly-tipped in his street in May.
After evidence was found linking Hawkins to the waste, he was issued with a fixed penalty notice, but failed to pay or to respond to further correspondence.
Hawkins appeared at Hull Magistrates’ Court on 9 December 2022, pleading guilty to abandoning waste, under section 2(1)(b) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978.
He was ordered to pay £309, comprising an £80 fine, a £34 victim surcharge and £195 costs to the council.
The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of £2,500.
Councillor Julia Conner, Portfolio Holder for Environment, said: “These successful convictions are a clear reminder that fly-tipping will not be tolerated in Hull and that we will not hesitate to prosecute those who blight our neighbourhoods by dumping waste.
“We urge everyone to dispose of all their waste responsibly. Any excess household waste can be taken to one of the city’s three household waste and recycling centres.”
Anyone with information about people responsible for fly-tipping in Hull can report it via the fly-tipping page on the Hull City Council website, or by calling 01482 300300.
To help identify fly-tippers from CCTV footage, visit the Caught on Camera page.
