A Carmarthen man has been convicted of fly-tipping and ordered to pay more than £500.
Jose Sequeira, aged 43, of Water Street, pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Carmarthen Magistrates Court.
The court heard that on Tuesday, January 18 this year the council received a report from a member of the public that a number of items of household waste had been dumped on a footpath near Morgan Street in Carmarthen.
Officers from the environmental enforcement unit attended the scene and found a large quantity of household waste including two bed bases, a mattress, two TVs, carpet and a large cardboard box containing documentation.
The officers traced the waste to a resident in Morgan Street who told them he had asked Sequeira to remove the items a few days earlier.
Sequeira was interviewed by officers and admitted that he had removed the waste and deposited them in the nearby footpath. He confirmed he was not a registered waste carrier.
Sequeira was fined £185 and ordered to pay £393.15 towards prosecution costs plus a £20 victim surcharge by magistrates.
Executive Board Member for Environmental and Public Protection Cllr Jim Jones said: “We are committed to tackling fly-tipping and are serious about punishing people who break the law in this way.
“Fly-tipping not only spoils our enjoyment of the environment but it can cause serious pollution and harm to human health as well as animals.”
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