Business owners from Middlewich and a Cheetham Hill resident are the latest to be prosecuted as Salford City Council clamps down on illegal fly-tipping.
John Preece (DOB 13/08/66) and Caroline Preece (DOB 17/08/67), who own CW10 Beds and Mattresses in Middlewich, were caught in their company van on CCTV on 26 February 2022 dumping a bed frame, a double mattress and other waste on Cambridge Street, Salford.
Mr Preece claimed he was travelling though Salford looking for a tip and gave £20 to a man in a high-vis vest who told him to dump the rubbish on Cambridge Street.
The couple, of Booth Lane, Middlewich, pleaded guilty at Manchester Magistrates Court last week and were fined £150 each, ordered to pay £656.17 costs each, and ordered to pay £87.50 compensation each (total of £1,787.34).
Muhammad Amjad (DOB 15/01/81), from Oakhill Way, Cheetham Hill, was also caught on CCTV on Cambridge Street. He drove to Salford on 19 May 2022 to dump bin bags containing carpet grippers with sharp exposed tacks and part of a chair.
Despite living only two miles away from his nearest household waste recycling centre (tip), where he could have taken the bags of rubbish for free, Amjad decided to drive to Salford to dump the waste near a residential area.
Amjad pleaded guilty last week at Tameside Magistrates Court and was fined £963 and ordered to pay costs of £900 and a victim surcharge of £96 (a total of £1,959).
Cllr Barbara Bentham, Lead Member for Environment, Neighbourhoods and Community Safety said “It’s astounding that people would drive all the way to Salford to dump rubbish on our streets, rather than go to a household waste recycling centre closer to home.
These prosecutions send out a strong message that fly-tipping will not be tolerated in our city. We are committed to finding and prosecuting those involved and use our CCTV network to identify offenders and bring them to justice.
It costs Salford City Council over half a million pounds a year to remove and dispose of fly-tipping. This is Salford taxpayers’ money, which could be spent on essential services for Salford people, including vulnerable adults and children needing social care.
There are 20 recycling sites across Greater Manchester which residents can use for free to dispose of household waste. Find your nearest site.
For trade waste, businesses and traders can find information on the Recycle for Greater Manchester website.
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- Date published
- Wednesday 6 December 2023