A BARNSLEY resident has been ordered to pay over £3,000 after pleading guilty to fly-tipping.
Barnsley Council neighbourhood wardens investigated reports of a large amount of fly-tipped waste deposited in an alleyway between houses on Osborne Street, Barnsley, last April.
Enquiries led to Daniel Williams, 34, of Hough Lane, Wombwell, being identified as the person responsible for transporting and dumping the waste.
Mr Williams pleaded guilty to fly-tipping and was ordered to pay a fine of £1,200, a victim surcharge of £480 and costs of £1,378, bringing his total fine to £3,058.
Councillor Wendy Cain, Cabinet Spokesperson for Public Health and Communities, said: “Since the introduction of our Environmental Crime and Litter Strategy, we have been taking a tougher stance on individuals who take it upon themselves to blight our borough with fly-tipping.
“The level of fine handed to Mr Williams shows that we will continue to take strong action against those who continue to commit environmental crime in our borough.
“We take these offences very seriously and with the help and support of the wider public, we will identify and prosecute any offenders to show that we won’t tolerate fly-tipping.
“I’d like to thank our wardens, the Safer Communities team and our litigation team for their help and hard work in this prosecution.”
