A Beverley man has been ordered to pay a total of £867 in fines and costs for dumping a number of bin bags full of rubbish on private land at Weel, near Beverley.
Richard Murray, of Holderness Crescent, offered to take the black bags to a household waste recycling site as a favour to his brother – but instead he fly-tipped them in a farmer’s drainage ditch in Weel Road on July 30 this year.
Mr Murray pleaded guilty to illegally depositing waste on land without permission or authorisation when he appeared before Beverley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 24 November.
The court heard an officer from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s environmental control team was called to investigate after a complaint from a land owner who found the rubbish in Weel Road.
Items in the bin bags related to Mr Murray’s brother, Christopher Murray.
The court heard Christopher Murray gave the waste to his brother, Richard, who said he would dispose of it at the household waste and recycling site at Weel.
Richard Murray was fined £50, ordered to pay costs of £617, a criminal court charge of £180 and a victim surcharge of £20.
Paul Abbott, the council’s group manager of public protection services, said:
“All reports of fly-tipping are investigated by the council and any evidence found will be used to bring a prosecution.
“Residents have a duty of care to make sure their waste is disposed of properly.”
Anyone can report incidents of fly-tipping on private land by contacting the council on 01482 396301.
If anyone finds any fly-tipped material they are asked to inform the council immediately and not to touch the waste.
Anyone who witnesses fly-tipping, or similar suspicious activity, is asked to contact the council with a description of anyone involved, including any details about vehicles used, the nature of the waste dumped and its location.
