Fly-tipping Offender fined after name and address found in waste
ABRISTOL man has been fined almost £7,000 after fly-tipped waste containing his name and address was found dumped at four locations across South Gloucestershire.
Ishtiaq Ishaq, 62, of St George, pleaded guilty to failing in his duty of care at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Monday after four fly-tips – all containing refurbishment waste – were found in Downend, Upton Cheyney, Siston and Hawkesbury Upton in September 2020.
Ishaq was prosecuted by South Gloucestershire Council after its environmental crime team examined the dumped waste for evidence and found his details, including his home and business address.
When contacted by the council, Ishaq said he owned properties and developed them. He claimed he had paid someone to remove black bags containing waste from his addresses in Bristol.
Ishaq denied fly-tipping the waste but failed to identify or provide any details of the people he had used, or how to contact them, so was summonsed to court.
Appearing at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Monday, Ishaq pleaded guilty to the offences and was fined £3,692, ordered to pay costs of £2,255, a further £512 in clear-up costs, and a victim surcharge of £190.
Councillor Rachael Hunt, cabinet member responsible for environmental crime at South Gloucestershire Council, said: “This case saw fly-tips take place at four sepa
rate locations across the area without any thought given to the impact it would have on our residents or the environment.
“Our zero-tolerance approach
means that anyone who fly-tips in South Gloucestershire is five times more likely to be prosecuted than anywhere else in the country. Our award-winning environmental enforcement team has a 100 per cent record of securing successful prosecutions for this type of offence and if you fail in your duty of care and allow rubbish to be fly-tipped here, you can expect to be caught and brought before the courts.
“We all have a responsibility to dispose of our waste in a responsible and lawful manner. If you hire a company to dispose of your waste, always ask for a copy of the company’s waste carrier registration certificate and ask where the waste is being taken, or you could be found liable and face a considerable fine.”
This case saw fly-tips take place at four separate locations across the area without any thought given to the impact it would have on our residents or the environment Councillor Rachael Hunt