ILLEGAL DEPOSIT OF WASTE COSTS KENFIG MAN €1,200

29/04/2005 - David Harris of Pool Farm, Kenfig, was ordered to pay a total of £1,200 after pleading guilty to a waste offence in a prosecution brought by Environment Agency Wales yesterday (Monday) at Bridgend Magistrates Court sitting at the County Court, Bridgend.
Harris pleaded guilty to a charge committed under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 11000 in relation to depositing controlled waste on land that didn’t benefit from a Waste Management Licence. He was fined £600 and ordered to pay a further £600 towards the Agency’s investigation and prosecution costs.

The court was told that Harris had been seen by Agency Officers on 20 September 2004, collecting a trailer full of waste from a property in Aber Road, Nantymoel. The officers followed the tractor and trailer back to Pool Farm, where the contents were seen to be illegally deposited.

After the case Agency Enforcement Team Leader Selby LeRoux said: 'The illegal deposit and disposal of controlled waste at unlicensed sites is a continuing problem, often caused by deceitful waste operators wanting to avoid legitimate disposal costs. There is no excuse for disposing of waste unlawfully and the people that carry out these activities clearly have no regard for the countryside they live in. The Agency will not hesitate to prosecute anyone found responsible for breaking the law and disposing of waste on land that does not have a Waste Management Licence.'