Council in fly-tipping crackdown
CARMARTHENSHIRE County Council handed out a total of £4,350 in fixed penalty notices related to fly-tipping last month.
Seventeen notices were issued as a result of CCTV footage at Carway recycling facility, resulting in a total of £2,675 in fines being given.
The fines to villagers included: two £125 fixed penalty notices given to two separate females for depositing a bag; £400 fixed penalty notice issued to a male for depositing black refuse bags, blue recycling bags and paint pots at the site on several different occasions; £400 fixed penalty notice issued to a resident for depositing blue recycling bags and other items.
Fixed penalty notices at other locations in the county included a £125 fine issued to a female for depositing a black refuse bag at Red Roses recycling facility.
A fixed penalty notice was given to a Gorseinon resident who failed in his duty of care when he had his household waste removed by a person not registered as a waste carrier.
There was also a £400 fixed penalty notice issued to a Llanelli resident for fly-tipping after CCTV footage provided by a member of the public led to his identification.
The male was seen driving along the rear lane between James Street and Swansea Road in Llanelli where he was seen throwing a blue recycling bag from his moving vehicle into the lane.
A further £300 fixed penalty notice was given to another Llanelli resident who failed in their duty of care after their waste was found in an overgrown hedgerow in the rear lane of their street.
The resident claimed to have paid a male to dispose of their waste but failed to provide their details.
Finally a Llanelli business was handed a £300 fixed penalty fine for failing to produce waste transfer notes after waste produced by the business was found illegally deposited in Swiss Valley.
The business was issued with a notice requiring it to produce waste transfer notes within seven days, which it failed to do.
It was also issued with a legal notice to ensure any waste from the business is disposed of correctly in future.
Cllr Aled Vaughan Owen, Carmarthenshire County Council cabinet member for climate change, decarbonisation and sustainability, said: “The introduction of CCTV at Carway recycling facility has enabled us to clamp down on the unlawful dumping of waste at this site.
“I hope this serves as a reminder that all waste deposited at our recycling facilities must be placed in the correct container, with all bags and boxes removed from the site.”
“The council’s CCTV strategy will be extended to other recycling facilities in the county in the coming months to help combat instances of fly-tipping in these areas.
“I would urge anyone who needs to dispose of waste to do so responsibly.
“We have recycling centres at Nantycaws (Carmarthen), Trostre (Llanelli), Wernddu (Ammanford) and Whitland as well as a bulky waste collection service and weekly household waste collections.
“When paying for rubbish to be disposed of, please use a licensed business and ensure that you are given a valid waste transfer note when waste is collected.”