4-Jul-2006 - Environment Agency
Wales, working with Gwynedd Council and North
Wales Police took part in checks on vehicles carrying
waste in the Caernarfon on Friday 23 June. To
carry controlled waste legally, traders must be
registered with the Agency.
On the day:
Ten vehicles were stopped and checked.
Only one was a registered waste carrier.
Two were carrying waste without being a registered
waste carrier and could face enforcement action.
Seven vehicles, although not
carrying waste at the time, were confirmed to
have occasionally carried waste. The owners of
these will be written to, to advise them that
if they want to continue carrying waste, they
must register with us.
The operation was part of Environmental
Crimewatch and Pride in Our Commununities, two
projects which tackle fly-tipping and environmental
crime through co-working, education and enforcement.
Lyndsey Meek, Senior Project
Officer for Environment Agency Wales said: ‘ We
had a successful day and will be following up
on what we found. Fly-tipping is a serious problem
across north Wales and, along with local authorities
and the police, we are looking at a number of
ways to tackle it.
‘Anyone using a waste carrier
should check to make sure they are registered
with us. Overall it was a great awareness-raising
campaign and I believe more traders will become
registered as a result. It also gave the Agency
and the council information on the number of people
carrying waste in the area, where waste is produced
and where it is disposed of.'
Martin Watkins
