More fly-tippers fined
Powys County Council’s Waste Awareness and Enforcement Team has issued the two fixed penalty notices after investigating fly-tipping in Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain and Newtown.
A cooker hood and associated packaging as well as bags of cans and plastics were dumped at the Llansantffraid site while car parts, tarpaulins, toys and clothing were found dumped at the site at Back Lane car park in Newtown.
During their investigation, the council’s Waste Awareness and Enforcement Team found evidence linking the dumped waste to the offenders who were from Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain and Abermule. They were each issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice, reduced to £200 after admitting the offence and paying within 14 days.
Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Recycling and Waste, said: “We want to make Powys a welcoming place for our residents and visitors and this starts by having a clean environment.
“The majority of residents and businesses dispose of their waste in the correct way, however, there are those who blight our communities with their selfish actions by fly-tipping their waste.
“We need to reinforce the message that fly-tipping is a criminal offence that harms the environment and costs taxpayers’ money when it has to be cleared up. We will clamp down on those who dispose of their waste illegally by stepping up our enforcement activities.
“We hope this will act as a warning to show that we will investigate this anti-social behaviour and take the appropriate enforcement action.”
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