Leicestershire householder fined for fly-tipped waste

Summarised from BBC Leicester's report · Updated 20 Oct, 21:08 · Archive

A Leicestershire householder has been fined £600 after a waste disposal firm dumped rubbish it was paid to remove.

A household in Leicestershire has been fined £600 after a waste disposal firm it hired to remove rubbish fly-tipped the waste instead. The resident paid £150 for the service but failed to verify whether the operator was a legitimate, registered waste carrier. The rubbish, including a television, laptop, metal wiring and a rug, was found dumped on Ridgemere Lane near Queniborough. Charnwood Borough Council traced the waste back to the householder and issued a fixed penalty notice.

Beverley Gray, the council's lead member for climate action and net-zero, warned that rogue waste traders profit from dumping household items in communities, leaving councils and residents to bear the costs. The council advised people to check the legitimacy of waste carriers before paying and to keep records of transactions. The borough council said it is making inquiries to identify the waste company responsible.

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• Resident fined £600 after firm fly-tipped rubbishThe council said it was able to trace the dumped rubbish back to the household it came from.BBC Leicester · 20 Oct, 06:16

In this story: Leicestershire · Charnwood Borough Council · Queniborough · Beverley Gray

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