Wiltshire Council issues multiple fixed penalty notices to a business for fly-tipping in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council has issued three separate Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) totalling £1,600 to a business that fly-tipped waste on the A303 westbound layby near Chicklade Bottom.
Wiltshire Council has issued three separate Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) totalling £1,600 to a business that fly-tipped waste on the A303 westbound layby near Chicklade Bottom.
The waste found at the site led the council's Environmental Enforcement Officers to a business based in Southampton, and the business admitted to dumping the waste in the layby.
In addition to this offence, the business was unable to produce a waste carriers licence and could not produce any waste transfer notes, which would show how it was lawfully disposing of its waste.
The business was issued with three FPNs: £1,000 for fly-tipping, £300 for failing to produce a waste carriers licence and £300 for failing to produce waste transfer documents. As FPNs are not a conviction in court, the business cannot be named.
Nick Holder, Cabinet Member for Highways and Street Scene, said: These fines highlight our continued efforts to tackling fly-tipping here in Wiltshire and we're determined to further reduce this environmental crime.
Our Business Plan objectives outline our zero-tolerance approach, and we will continue to spread this clear message that if you fly-tip you will be caught and prosecuted.
Our fly-tipping campaign We're Targeting Fly-tippers (WTF) Stop at Source (SAS) aims to make people aware of their responsibility in ensuring their waste is lawfully disposed of at an authorised site. Always check the waste carriers licence, get a receipt, and note the registration, make and model of the vehicle being used to take the rubbish away.
Everybody is responsible for their own waste, and we urge residents and businesses to responsibly dispose of it - or we will take action.
To find out more about how Wiltshire Council is tackling fly-tipping in Wiltshire and how to report fly-tipping, people can visit Fly-tipping