A Teesside businessman has been fined hundreds after council sleuths tracked him down as the culprit behind a Middlesbrough fly-tipping incident.
The result was today (June 30) welcomed by Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston who urged would-be fly-tippers to think twice before risking fines or even jail.
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Middlesbrough Council’s environmental neighbourhood safety wardens were alerted to a load of household and business waste, car parts and containers dumped to the rear of Thorndyke Avenue at the end of April.
After arranging for it to be cleared away, they turned detective, tracking the dumped waste to a business based in Normanby.
When the owner – from Redcar – was unable to account for how his waste ended up in Middlesbrough he was served with a £300 Fixed Penalty Notice which has since been paid.
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The company has also now signed up to a registered waste collection agreement with Biffa.
Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston said: “This was a fantastic piece of investigative work by the officer in the case that sends out a clear message to fly-tippers that they will be caught.
“There’s no excuse for this selfish, criminal behaviour that blights communities and wastes vital Council resources that could be better used elsewhere.
“The public hate it and we won’t stand for it – help us find those responsible and together we can stamp out this scourge.”
Fly-tippers face an immediate fine of £400 if caught, while failing to ensure waste is disposed of legally can land those responsible with a fine of between £150 and £400.
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