A South Lanarkshire businesswoman has been fined £300 for failing to remove controlled waste.
Overview
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) reported that it first became aware of the site after receiving a large number of complaints from the public.
SEPA gave both verbal and written advice to Marina Sharples, who occupied the site, regarding the requirements of the waste management licensing regime. They also warned her in writing of the possible consequences of failing to comply with the legislation, but she took no action.
The site has never held a waste management licence, nor any exemption from the requirement to hold one.
On 10 December 2008, SEPA officers hand-delivered an enforcement notice requiring the removal of all the controlled waste on the site by 31 January 2009. However, a follow-up investigation confirmed that the waste was still present and SEPA reported the matter to the Procurator Fiscal.
Outcome
Marina Sharples pled guilty on 27 April and sentencing took place on 25 May. She admitted that she had failed to remove controlled waste from a site in Quarter, near Larkhall, despite being required to do so by an enforcement notice served by the SEPA. The waste included soils, brick, rubble, stone, wood, plastic, metals, glass, paper, cardboard, gas bottles, motor vehicles and oil.
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