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£1,000 penalty for fly-tipping
Date published: 16 January 2012
A WOMAN who left rubbish in a Werneth street has paid almost £1,000 in fines and costs for fly-tipping.
Oldham Council prosecuted Nicole Wheeldon of Stanley Road, Chadderton, over rubbish dumped in Lynn Street, Werneth. Wheeldon had passed it to other people who had tipped it.
She was fined £350 and ordered to pay costs of £550, as well as a victim surcharge of £15.
The council has been stepping up efforts to ensure that people do not commit the offence, with officers actively seek out fly-tipping.
Councillor Jean Stretton, cabinet member for neighbourhoods said: “All households are responsible for the proper disposal of their own household waste. It costs money to clear waste like this.”
In 2010 Oldham Council spent £400,000 clearing up tipped rubbish.
Residents can report fly-tipping to 0161-770 6644 or by e-mailing contact@oldham.gov.uk
Comments
Ha ha ha ha well done OMBC, now carry on with the correct sentance for other dirty fly tippers
Why close the tip in Shaw? now only Arkwright street is the place to go it is also hard to get to that side of Oldham thanks to the Metrolink, i can see more fly tipping happening in the near future.
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Glad to see there have been more of this type of story recently . Named Shamed and punished where it hurts. Well done OMBC
By dempsey @ 16/01/2012 16:25:16