Resident helps to catch fly-tipper

A LLANELLI woman has been convicted of fly-tipping after a member of the public reported her to the council.

Lisa Gail Morris, aged 42, of Grant Street, pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.

The court heard that on February 24 this year a member of the pubic saw a red van parked in the lane to the rear of Bryn Road and saw a number of black and blue bags being thrown out of the vehicle.

The bags had been thrown over the fence onto the railway embankment and contained household waste and nappies.

The witness took down the registration number and passed it on to the council’s environmental enforcement team.

Enquiries revealed that the vehicle was owned by a rental company and that the vehicle had been hired by Morris at the time of the offence.

Magistrates imposed a six month conditional discharge and ordered Morris to pay £150 towards prosecution costs.

Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “I would like to thank the member of the public who took down the registration number of the van and reported the incident to us.

“Hopefully this case will encourage others to come forward with any information they may have to help us prosecute those that break the law in this way.

“Not only does fly-tipping spoil our quality of life and enjoyment of the environment, but it can cause serious pollution and harm to human health and wildlife and it costs us thousands of pounds a year to clean up.

“The council is committed to tackling fly-tipping and by working together we can improve the quality of the environment in Carmarthenshire.”