Dumped waste ends with prosecutions
Date published: 12 April 2023
Samuel Stoian, 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
Oldham Council has 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 (aged 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.
Thirty-four-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 in 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 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 and 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, click here
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