Two fly-tippers prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council and ordered to pay a total of £960 in fines and costs.
Tayona Watson of Edward Street, Ystrad Mynach, appeared before Cwmbran Magistrates Court on the 20th of February 2025, where she pleaded guilty and ordered to pay a fine of £200 prosecution costs £200 and a £80 victim surcharge.
Tayona admitted dumping household waste on rear lane of Edward Street, Ystrad Mynach on the 6th of June 2024 in breach of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 34(2a) as the defendant failed to take all such measures available to her to secure household waste from the property.
Gavin Barnett of Susannah Place, Merthyr Tydfil appeared before Cwmbran Magistrates Court On the 20th of February 2025.where he pleaded guilty and ordered pay a fine of £200 prosecution costs £200 and a £80 victim surcharge.
Gavin admitted to failing to take all such measures available to him to secure disposal of household waste from the property, which was found dumped on Eglwysilian Common, Senghenydd on the 3rd May 2024 in breach of Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 34(2a).
Councillor Philippa Leonard, Cabinet Member for Planning and Public Protection said,
“Fly-tipping is an antisocial and inexcusable offence, and these prosecutions show we are determined to act against offenders.
Fly-tipping’s are not only unsightly, but they are also a potential health hazard, and it costs public agencies like us, farmers and landowners significant sums of money to clear up.
Much fly-tipping, as in one of these cases, is done on isolated country roads, late at night when there are no eyewitnesses around.
It can be very difficult to trace offenders, so our enforcement team deserve high praise for the way they have tracked down these culprits.
There is also a warning here for people who are clearing a house or a commercial property – they must ensure the firm or person they hire to do so has a proper waste carrier’s licence and they must obtain a receipt, or you leave yourself open to a potential fly-tipping offence if you don’t do that.”
