Published: Wednesday, 12th April 2023
Oldham Council has recently prosecuted a number of people after they failed to dispose of their household waste properly.
The eight were ordered to pay more than £3,500 in fines and costs when they appeared at Tameside Magistrates Court.
They were:
- Mark Wall, 48 of Buttermere Road pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence after his waste was found near his home address. He was given a £280 fine, with a £34 victim surcharge plus £578 costs.
- Josef Bazo, of Huxley Street pleaded guilty to duty of care offence after waste was found at the side of a public bin. The 45-year-old was fined £120 fine, with a £34 victim surcharge and £578 costs.
- 34-year-old Chelsea Royal of Horsedge Street pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence after her waste was found in the alley way behind her home. The bench fined her £120, plus a £34 victim surcharge and £200 costs.
- Waste found in an alleyway off Hulton Street, Failsworth was traced to Alexandra Conway who lives on the same road. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence and was handed a £120 fine with a £34 victim surcharge and costs of £200.
- Haley Riley left waste in the alley behind her home of Palm Street. The 41-year old was given a fine of £120 and told to pay costs of £200 plus a victim surcharge of £34 after pleading guilty to a duty of care charge.
- Rochdale resident Denny Taylor pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence after his waste was found on Hobson Street. The 34-year-old of Royds Street was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of £378 and £22 victim surcharge.
- Trafalgar Street resident Jenez Roxana Lingurar left her waste in an alleyway off Mitchell Street. The 32-year-old 28/2/91 pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence and was handed a fine of £120 with a £32 victim surcharge.
- Samuel Stoian, 32 of Huxley Street pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence after his waste was found in an alley way at the rear of his house. He was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £22 victim surcharge plus £258 costs.
Emma Barton, Executive Director for Place & Economic Growth, said: “Everyone should dispose of their household waste properly – by putting it in the right bin, taking it to the tip or arranging for it to be collected by a licensed waste carrier.
“These prosecutions show the council will take action against those who don’t.”
You can report issues, such as fly-tipping and duty of care incidents these via the council website https://www.oldham.gov.uk/flytipping and https://www.oldham.gov.uk/litter
To check if a waste carrier is licensed visit https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers