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The court has ordered a year’s suspended sentence to a skip hire firm owner. He has been found involved in illegal dumping of waste materials that has given him financial benefits of £1.5m.

Approximately 29,000 tonnes of waste, which mainly consisted of construction waste, was dumped by William O’Grady at two different sites near Caernarfon, Gwynedd. The first charge was in 2007 for illegal waste management on land at Bryn Awelon, Llanfaglan near Caernarfon. The second site was his home at Tyddyn Whisgin, Caeathro, and this charge was in 2008. The construction waste included bricks, plastic, wood, glass, plaster and insulation fibres. On one site, about 27,500 tonnes of waste was dumped, while on the other site, about 1,500 tonnes of waste was found.

After a three-week trial, O’Grady was found guilty by the Chester Crown Court. The court ordered him to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work. These charges were levied against O’Grady along with his two companies.

According to Sian Williams from the Environment Agency Wales, “The defendant… chose to carry on with his actions showing a blatant disregard for the farmer and the environment”. The prosecution also pointed out before the court that the land at Bryn Awelon, next to The Foryd Bay nature reserve, was a site of special scientific interest.

The waste was found to be producing leachate, a polluting liquid that is produced by waste that is rotting. The puddles contained bubbles of escaping gas, which was probably hydrogen sulphide. The contaminated waste was a threat to the wildlife as well as people nearby.

William O’Grady was found guilty of 12 charges related to illegal dumping of construction waste.

Siam Williams said, “These laws are there not only to protect the environment, but also to make sure there is a level playing field for other companies that operate legally. In behaving as he did, the defendant illegally undercut responsible, law-abiding waste companies.”

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After being found guilty of illegal waste management, a skip hire boss has been given a warning of a possible jail sentence. The Environment Agency found illegal waste dumped on farmland by this skip hire firm and warned the boss two weeks earlier of the consequences.

William Matthew O’Grady, and his company, of Cibyn Industrial Estate, Caernarfon, did not accept the charges levied against them of having deposited the waste on farmland near Caernarfon.

Once the announcement of the decision was made by the jury, there was further information put before the court of O’Grady and his firm being responsible for the biggest illegal landfill site the courts had ever dealt with in North Wales.

Judge Niclas Parry said, “William Matthew O’Grady, the time has come to say enough is enough.” He further stated, “It is abundantly clear you have no intention of doing anything other than carry on to offend in this way with impunity. You were on bail for identical, albeit far, far more serious offences. Even knowing that, knowing that the agency was watching, you could not stop yourself from offending again. Clearly a sentence must be imposed that is a deterrent but also a message to others who would seek to offend in this way. A custodial sentence is appropriate now.”

It was told to the jury that O’Grady had contacted a farmer to sell him “soil improver” that could be ploughed into the soil. However, upon arrival it was found that it included about 70 tonnes of treated and untreated wood, plastic, rubber and paper which was spread over 16 acres. This was clearly an unacceptable behaviour as these pollutants would harm animals, contaminate all future crops ploughed on the farm, enter the food chain, have damaging effects on the environment, and leave landowners with a large bill to clear their land.

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Owners of a Southport skip hire company, based on Crowland Street, have been fined for fly-tipping after a skip was found emptied on the road, leaving an “unsightly mess”. Those charged, however, are disputing the case against them.

The Preston Magistrates Court has ordered the company to pay a fine of £1,000 and another sum of £8,088.33 for the costs. There is also a victim surcharge levied against the firm.

The District Judge Peter Ward, during the fly-tipping trial, said that he did not accept claim the company was making that all it was doing was taking back its property.

This incident was investigated by street scene officers from West Lancashire Borough who were called to the Pennington Avenue to carry out their investigation. The council spokesman presented in their report that the bosses of skip hire company did not accept the charges against them. They said they had not done anything wrong. This left the council with no choice but to go ahead with the prosecution.

The fly-tipping incident has now been referred to the Environment Agency. The Agency is responsible for licensing skip hire companies.

Portfolio holder for Health and Leisure, Councillor Andrew Fowler, said: “This is a very satisfactory outcome. This was a company who thought they could dump a skip full of refuse on our land and get away with it. They even wanted to charge us for removing it. Thankfully the judge backed the officers and realised that this action was wholly unacceptable.”

The skip hire company’s spokesman responded by saying, “It was most unfortunate that the Court found the skip company guilty as charged. In this case the skip was placed adjacent to the flats on a grassed area within the grounds of the property.”

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Formerly a glass bottling facility at Lincoln, the site had been illegally used by the director of a skip hire company for waste management.

Kenneth Harrison, sole director of KJ Harrison Limited, pleaded guilty to two charges, that included operation of illegal waste site at the old Glass Recycling Facility in Great Northern Terrace. He had been using this site for the past one year.

A trial took place at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court where Harrison was also found guilty of fly-tipping waste close to the old City of Lincoln landfill site. The officers of the Environment Agency reported to the court that they had seen Harrison drive to the former landfill site with a skip full of waste. Shortly afterwards, he was seen returning from the site with an empty skip. Evidence was also provided against him in the form of photographs of a pile of waste.

Harrison denied the charges against him and told the court that he had gone to the site only to check whether the gearing mechanism on his skip lorry was in working order or not.

Ruby Hamid, prosecutor for the Environment Agency, reported that Harrison had convictions for operating this site without a permit in January 2009. Another conviction was for burning waste there in 2008. Both these offenses were deliberate.

“The defendant was fully aware of the requirement for an environmental permit and he failed to respond to advice” she said.

As Harrison continued to break the law, he was able to undercut his competitors because of all the money he had saved by not complying with the law.

“This creates an imbalance in the market and, if left unchecked, will result in more and more businesses operating illegally,” said Ms Hamid.

Harrison pleaded guilty to charges of storing and sorting of waste at a regulated facility without being authorized by an environmental permit.

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A skip hire firm based in North Cornwall has been ordered by the court to pay £5,940 in terms of fines and costs. The company has been charged with several waste offences after being reported by the Environment Agency.

The skip hire firm is operating a waste transfer station at Dinscott Farm at Stibb. Here, the company is involved in recovering, re-using and disposing a variety of non-hazardous waste materials.

Even though it is legal to dispose of inert waste materials at exempt sites, these sites need to be registered with the Environment Agency. Non-inert waste materials, however, decomposes and can be a huge cause for pollution. Therefore, regular checks are made by the Agency to control any illegal waste disposal activity.

The staff of Environment Agency visited the site in November, 2009, for an investigation of illegal waste disposal. It was discovered by the officers that the company had been involved in disposal of large quantities of waste at this site, for which the firm has not acquired an exemption. The waste was found contaminated with several non-inert materials that included glass, plastic, metal and wood.

According to the reports of the Agency between January 2007 and November 2009, there was 1,072 tonnes of contaminated waste found to have been disposed at the Dinscott site. Further checks were made and it was discovered by the Agency officials that the skip hire company had been supplying controlled waste to an exempt site at Halls Farm in Stibb. This farm lies within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

“Owners of waste transfer stations must ensure they comply with their Environmental Permits to safeguard the environment and protect human health,” said Louise Weller, from the Environment Agency.

The Magistrate ordered the firm to pay a fine of £2,940 and costs of £3,000 after the firm pleaded guilty to five waste disposal offences falling under the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

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Investigation is being carried out over a skip hire firm after the incident of a large-scale bonfire took place causing ‘acrid smoke’ covering the area in Clayton-le-Moors. There have been many complaints from the residents regarding fires set at this site. The residents have also pointed out to the fact that the waste mainly contained plastics and carpets. Great nuisance has been caused in the area due to these incidents.

The bonfires created in this area were so massive that fire fighters had to be called on Tuesday to put these off as ‘acrid smoke’ was covering the area. The skip hire firm, however, stated that this fire was not on their land. They further stated that the fire was not even related to their business.

It was reported by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue that at least 150 square metres of ‘mixed commercial and domestic waste’ was found in the area. A crew of fire fighters was called to handle the fire at the site at about 11:30 a.m. The fire service said that the skip hire firm had been asked by the Environment Agency officers to take measures to extinguish the blaze, but the firm had refused to do so. This led the agency to call fire services of Hyndburn Council. The fire services company managed to extinguish the fire and their crew also assisted the Environment Agency in investigating the matter till 3 p.m.

Nick Collingridge, councillor, said the case was under investigation by the Environment Agency. “Lots of residents have been in touch complaining about issues with fires at the site, however it is a matter for the Environment Agency. I have been in touch with them and they have said they are investigating”, he said.

The investigations have not yet been completed by the Environment Agency. A spokesman from the skip hire firm has said, “The fire was not on our land and we have been helping the Environment Agency with their enquiries”.

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A man was given a 15 month jail sentence followed by a successful prosecution by UK’s Environment Agency (EA). He was charged for illegal dumping of more than a million waste tyres across the country.

Carl David Steele, from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was accused of dumping tyres at various environmentally sensitive areas, such as Essex, Norfolk, Yorkshire, Worcestershire and Lincolnshire. All this was done to avoid the disposal costs.

During the investigation by the EA, officers found more than 3000 tyres at Steele’s Lincolnshire site. This number rose to 200,000 and then 400,000 during further investigations, whereas Steele was only allowed to store 6,000. Four more dumping sites were discovered later and the total number of tyres dumped illegally was found to be over 800,000.

EA investigating officers also consulted with the local authorities and fire and rescue agents to find out more about Steele’s illegal waste management activities. Illegal waste management of tyres poses a great threat to the environment and is a big source of concern for the UK’s Environment Agency.

It was revealed before the court that waste stockpiles were of a significant fire risk. An attempt to extinguish tyre fires may also lead to water pollution. It is required by the law to have a permit for the sites that handle waste tyres in order to minimise the fire and environmental pollution.

According to an EA investigating officer, “huge tyre dumps are not only an eyesore, but also present a serious risk to the environment and human health. Stockpiles are a significant fire risk, as they can burn for several years, releasing dangerous gases such as hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen cyanide and sulphur dioxide.”

After pleading guilty to the crimes, Steele was sentenced imprisonment of fifteen months.

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The staff of Compliance and Enforcement removed about 240 tonnes of illegal waste from Crown land near Oscar Creek, Canada, earlier this month. They received help from local volunteers and other businesses to carry out the waste removal efficiently.

The clean-up process was carried out using a special, long-reach backhoe. This specialized machine was able to reach out 19 meters downhill to remove waste materials. These mainly included old cars, furniture, home appliances, garden waste, garbage, and even animal carcasses.

This particular site has been a victim of illegal waste dumping for more than thirty years. It had now become so extreme that it could clearly be spotted on the Google Earth map.

The authorities have planned for rehabilitation once the site has been completely cleared. It took about six days to clear the place of illegal waste. This entire project was greatly facilitated by the assistance from neighbouring businesses and communities.

A contracting company donated the use of backhoe, while salvageable metal was picked up and hauled by a scrap collection company. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations gave $15,000 for the removal and transportation of mixed refuse to the Salmo Central for disposal. This had been a difficult task as the downhill slopes at the site are about 45 degrees. Even though, there is a huge budget of $65,000 for environment clean-up projects, much of that had already taken up by smaller projects.

The authorities have planned to put up “No Dumping” signs at the site to prevent it from being abused in the future. The compliance and enforcement officers will be monitoring the site regularly. Reminders are sent to the public to inform them that under the Environment Management Act, garbage disposal on Crown Land in an offense. Any refuse that is not properly disposed does not break down for years. This poses great threat to natural vegetation and can also be a wildfire risk.

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Tens of thousands of pounds fine has been levied on three different businesses as they were found guilty of various waste offences. The court was told that, due to this illegal managing of waste, another outbreak of the devastating foot-and-mouth disease could be caused.

The three firms that appeared before the Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on Friday were Todd Waste Management, Coast to Coast Recycling Ltd and Pro-Pak Foods Ltd. The charges against them were all related to transfer and illegal dumping of food waste, such as meat, on land that is used for livestock grazing.

The court was informed that Todd Waste Management took the waste from ready meals prepared by Pro-Pak to farms that were operated by Coast to Coast Recycling.

According to the prosecutor for the Environment Agency, Holly Webb, the officers visited Home Farm, Aldwark, and witnessed a Todd trolley leaving the premises. About ten tonnes of food waste was found at the sheep grazing area. The mixed waste mainly included pepperoni and luncheon meat. When the officers confronted Coast to Coast Recycling later that day, the company admitted that this waste was not suitable for animal feed.

All three firms pleaded guilty to the charges. Coast to Coast Recycling was fined £15,000, Pro-Pak Foods was fined £3,200, and FD Todds and Sons was fined £20,000 for the waste offences. These companies were also ordered to pay about £1,700 each to the Environment Agency.

Feeding cattle with proteins had been declared illegal since 1988 after the area had been hit by the foot-and-mouth disease. Mike Riby, from the Environment Agency expressed grave concerns over the matter. “We were shocked to find this type of activity happening in an area still suffering from the effects of foot-and-mouth ten years ago. This could have caused another outbreak or spread any number of diseases.”

Officials from Pro-Pak Foods and Todd Waste Management called this a one-off “highly regrettable” incident and assured the court that this will not happen again. The managing director of Todd Waste Management, Richard Todd further claimed, “There was no commercial gain for us from the incident and no attempt to deceive anyone.”

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The owner of a skip hire firm faced a court bill of £18,257 when he was found guilty of tipping illegal waste in the countryside of York. The main constituents of this waste included rubbish heaps from builders and households.

David John Mercer, 45, was able to save up to £91,000 by indulging in the illegal waste disposal activity being carried over a period of ten years. This figure was estimated by the Environment Agency.

The prosecutor, Holly Webb, reported to the York magistrates that Mercer had been dumping rubbish that was collected from his groundwork contracts. His company had been doing this in his 20 skip hire locations without permission. The annual turnover of his company is estimated between £70,000 and £80,000.

Several notices had been sent to Mercer’s skip hire firm ordering him to remove the waste; however, the skips continued to deliver it.

After pleading guilty to two offences of illegal transfer and storage of waste, Mercer was fined £15,000. In addition to this, he also had to pay £3,242.88 as prosecution costs, and £15 victim surcharge.

“It’s a fair decision,” said Mercer afterwards. “I was a victim of circumstances. I was too busy working to keep up with the legislation. I didn’t ask enough questions.”

The officers of the Environment Agency reported tons of waste containing plastic containers, fencing material, brick rubble, plastic and metal pipes, rotting vegetation, worn tyres and other mixed waste in various piles. Mercer was asked to remove it and most of this was removed after a few months. His prosecutor pointed out that the firm had permission to take waste to Rufforth dump. However, after the first visit made by the officers, his firm had to handle three times as much waste was permitted to dump, so he continued to use the Wigginton site.

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