Fly-tipper fined £500 for dumping waste in Hanham

A fly-tipper has been ordered to carry out community service after dumping domestic waste including carpets, tiles and an old bathroom suite.

Shane Parker of Bourne Road, Bristol, was found guilty of fly-tipping and other waste related offences at Bristol Magistrates Court on 15 April.

After charging a homeowner £450 to remove the waste "responsibly", he then dumped it at Conham Hill in Hanham.

He was tracked down by a receipt he left among the debris.

Shane Parker was identified following an investigation by South Gloucestershire Council's environmental enforcement team.

He has been handed a 12-month Community Order, including 80 hours of unpaid work and was also ordered to pay £500 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge, for the offences he committed in September 2023.

Among the waste was a Travis Perkins Builders Merchants receipt, in the name of a local building firm.

When contacted, the owner of the building firm said the waste had come from a bathroom renovation he was completing on behalf of a client in Queen Street in Kingswood.

The enforcement officers visited the homeowner in Kingswood, who said he was approached by Shane Parker driving a drop-side pick-up truck past the property.

Claiming to be a Licenced Waste Carrier, Parker had offered to remove the waste the following day, in exchange for a considerable fee.

Robert Evely, Environmental Enforcement team leader at South Gloucestershire Council, said: "It's good to see justice has been served following our thorough investigation into the fly-tip at Conham Hill, Hanham.

"Our officers are tenacious when investigating these incidents and we always prosecute fly-tippers where evidence is found.

"We must all take responsibility for disposing of our waste lawfully," Mr Evely added.

"If you employ a third party to take away your waste, always ensure you ask for a copy of the company's waste carrier registration certificate and ask where it is being taken, or you could be found liable and face prosecution."

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