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Man jailed for nine cases of flytipping

Danny Fullbrook
BBC News, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council A load of rubbish, including plastic wrapping and bits of wood are piled together on a bit of concreted land outside. There are some trees and bushes surrounding the area.Buckinghamshire Council
Michael McDonagh was interviewed by police after the first eight instances and then carried out a ninth afterwards

A man who used a truck to flytip nine times has been jailed for 15 months.

Michael McDonagh used a tipper truck to bring waste into south Buckinghamshire between September 2022 and January 2024.

McDonagh, 55, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, was arrested and interviewed in March 2023 for the first eight offences, but additional dumping took place after his interview.

McDonagh initially pleaded not guilty at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court but after it was referred to Aylesbury Crown Court he admitted all nine charges of depositing waste without an environmental permit.

Buckinghamshire Council A pile of waste on a hard area in front of a fence. It includes boarding, wood and a large grey pipe sticking up in the air at an angle from the middle of the pile.Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council said its officers found evidence including bank details, a mobile phone number and vehicle registrations

Buckinghamshire Council's waste enforcement team searched the waste and found evidence which linked McDonagh to each deposit.

He was arrested by Thames Valley Police and interviewed under caution on 3 March 2023.

McDonagh was interviewed again on 16 April 2024 after more was dumped on land occupied by an illegal encampment.

According to the council, McDonagh had a previous conviction for flytipping.

He was also ordered to pay £2576.12 in compensation to the council and £3,511.80 to Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Limited.

Buckinghamshire Council A large pile of waste dumped in front of a fence, including filled black bin bags and planks of wood.Buckinghamshire Council
The council said the dumping involved a vehicle the size of a Ford Transit tipper truck and several tons were flytipped each time

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