ILLEGALLY dumping waste in a rural community in Swansea has cost a local man £750. Swansea local, Mark Rogerson, recently pleaded guilty to the fly-tipping charge in Swansea Magistrates Court.
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He dumped a large amount of household waste, including wood and carpets, at a roadside along Bwlch Y Gwyn, Felindre, in the north of Swansea.
Mr Rogerson was fined £150 and ordered to pay £480 Environmental Health costs, along with a £100 legal fee and a victim surcharge of £20, making a total of £750.
Cllr June Burtonshaw, Cabinet Member for Place in the Council, said: “Hopefully this latest case shows the Council means business when it comes to fly-tipping.
“There is no excuse for fly-tipping either by individuals or by businesses in the city.”
In August this year, the Council issued advice to the public to ensure that they checked the credentials of companies who were being hired to tip waste on their behalf. The advice followed five sacks of waste which had been discovered illegally tipped in Felindre.
Cllr Burtonshaw added: “Some parts of the city are being targeted by fly-tippers and we are doing everything we can to ensure those who dump waste illegally are punished.”
Last year, the Council received 2,700 reports of fly-tipping which required action by the Council to remove waste.
Cllr Burtonshaw said: “Fly-tipping is damaging to our local environment and expensive to clean up. We spend more than £2.5 million each year clearing up litter, including fly-tipping.”
