More fly-tippers fined

A pair of local residents have been fined £200 each for dumping their rubbish.

Powys County Council’s Waste Awareness and Enforcement Team issued the two fines after investigating fly-tipping incidents that took place in Llandrinio and Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain.

Two dumpy bags of waste containing non-recyclable plastics including expanded polystyrene, plastic bags from compost, plastic seed trays and plant pots were dumped at Llandrinio Village Hall in June, while three black bags of domestic rubbish were dumped at the community recycling site in Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain last month.

Both incidents were captured on CCTV and the council’s Waste Awareness and Enforcement Team were able to trace the vehicle registration plates of the suspects using the DVLA database used by enforcement officers.

The offenders have not been named but are from the Llandrinio and Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain areas. Both accepted the fine and paid £200 (instead of £400) as an early repayment option is available if the fine is paid within 14 days.

Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Recycling and Waste, said: “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.”