Warning as £400 issued over fly-tipped waste

A council has warned residents not to use "cheap, unlicenced waste disposal services" after a resident was fined £400 when their rubbish was fly-tipped by a rogue trader.

Ashfield District Council found the large fly-tip in Southwell Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and traced it to a resident who had paid someone posing as a business to remove their waste.

The authority said the resident was still liable for a £400 fine for household waste duty of care offences.

District councillor John Wilmott has urged residents to "check for a licence before paying anybody to take away their rubbish".

The council said its community safety team is investigating to find the rogue trader after a second fly-tip was discovered in Sutton‑in‑Ashfield, which was linked to the fly-tip in Kirkby‑in‑Ashfield.

Wilmott said: "This is an unfortunate case of a resident trying to do the right thing.

"Unfortunately, everyone has a duty of care to dispose of their waste responsibly and this includes using a legitimate business.

"Fly-tipping is a blight on our environment and communities and these rogue traders are taking advantage of residents who don't realise what they intend to do.

"There is no excuse for fly-tipping in Ashfield, and we will use our full powers to trace and fine any individual who disposes of their waste illegally".

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