The conditions of the order prohibited Mr Evans from removing any waste from the home of any individual, including garden materials.
The order also prohibited him from advertising to remove waste from the home of any individual with a view to receiving payment, in any media format.
However, in a flagrant breach of the order, and despite having a suspended sentence, Mr Evans continued to do both of these, illegally dumping the waste he had collected.
Following an investigation by the council’s waste enforcement team, Mr Evans was arrested once again and remanded in custody ahead of a trial.
At Newport crown court yesterday, Evans pleaded guilty to three fly-tipping offences and sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Evans had previously pleaded guilty to twelve counts of fly-tipping between January 2023 and May 2024.
Newport City Council led a joint operation along with Torfaen County Borough Council and Monmouthshire County Council into Mr Evans’s offences, which included:
- Dumping household waste and fridge freezers in Wentwood forest
- Dumping large amounts of household waste at locations in New Inn, Abersychan, Pwll Ddu Mountain, and Ringland Shopping Centre.
- Dumping waste in Brangwyn Crescent, Newport
- Dumping waste in a commercial waste bin in Caerleon.
It was these offences which led Mr Evans to be handed the criminal behaviour order and suspended sentence earlier this year.
Evans was also previously convicted of fly-tipping offences in 2022, after which he lost his waste carriers licence.
Commenting on the sentencing, Councillor Yvonne Forsey, cabinet member for climate change, waste and recycling at Newport City Council, said:
“I’m delighted with the custodial sentence handed to Stewart Evans.
“Time and time again, Evans has flagrantly flouted the law. And every time he has, the hard work of our waste enforcement team has ensured that he has been brought to justice.
“This is a fantastic outcome which sends a strong message to fly-tippers that when we have sufficient evidence, we will come after you and stop you treating our city as your personal dumping ground.”
