Nov
25
Skip Hire Firm Ordered to Pay £5,940 for Illegal Waste Disposal
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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 [...]
Nov
18
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 [...]
Nov
10
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, [...]
Nov
4
Illegal Dumping Spotted on Google Earth
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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. [...]
Oct
28
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 [...]
Oct
21
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 [...]
Oct
13
To map the future of waste management in Aberdeen, a City Council committee was established. The first meeting of the council took place on October 11, 2011, to set out the framework for delivering ambitious recycling targets. Skip hire services are expected to improve and be more regularized resulting from [...]
Oct
7
The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC), Indonesia, spends millions of ringgits annually on managing waste disposal. Daniel Ngieng, the deputy chairman of SMC, expects a further rise in these expenses due to increased population growth.
Ngieng suggests that in order to prolong the lifespan of landfills, people should participate more on [...]
Oct
2
Family Sentenced for Persistent Illegal Waste Management Activity
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A twenty months sentence was given to a bankrupt businessman after it was established that the family had been persistently flouting the law by permitting illegal dumping of waste.
David John Brotherton, 57, was asked to appear before the Leeds Crown Court along with his wife Julie, 52, and sons Daniel [...]
Sep
23
A skip hire boss was prosecuted by the Environment Agency and was asked to pay £14,000 for committing waste crimes. The trial took place at the Newcastle Crown Court against this skip hire boss from County Durham. The charges against the accused were illegal dumping and burning of waste material.
John [...]
