Hull City Council continues to warn residents to dispose of their waste legally to avoid facing enforcement action.
The warning follows five fly-tipping prosecutions last month (October). These individuals were ordered to pay a combined total of £3,624 in fines and costs to the council.
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.”
Details of the successful prosecution cases are as follows:
- Miss Soraya Tracey Black of Willerby Road, Hull, failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on Friday 11 October and was convicted in her absence of an offence, contrary to section 87(1) Environmental Protection Act 1990. Subsequently, she was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £558. This prosecution was brought in response to waste fly-tipped on Willerby Road, Hull, in June this year.
- Mr Alexandru-Ionut Stamate of Albany Street, Hull, failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on Friday 25 October and was convicted in his absence of an offence, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 and section 110(2)(b) Environment Act 1995. Subsequently, he was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £946. This prosecution was brought in response to waste fly-tipped next to an on-street litter bin on West Parade, Hull, in July this year.
- Mr Mark Andrew O’Dell of Wellsted Street, Hull, failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on Friday 25 October and was convicted in his absence of an offence, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978. Subsequently, he was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £502. This prosecution was brought in response to waste fly-tipped on Wellsted Street, Hull, in March this year.
- Mr Razvan Lucian Cocos of Wellsted Street, Hull, failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on Friday 25 October and was convicted in his absence of an offence, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978. Subsequently, he was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £602. This prosecution was brought in response to waste fly-tipped near West Parade and Stanley Street, Hull, in July this year.
- Miss Ellie Hazel of Harleston Close, Hull, failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court on Friday 25 October and was convicted in her absence of an offence, contrary to section 2(1)(b) Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978. Subsequently, she was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,016. This prosecution was brought in response to waste fly-tipped on Harleston Close, Hull, in April this year.
The above named people also received criminal records in addition to paying the required fines and compensation.
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.
