Three Rivers District Council is clamping down on businesses and people who do not dispose of their waste correctly.

As part of the new Hertfordshire-wide S.C.R.A.P fly tipping campaign aimed at reducing the number of fly tips across the county, a number of traders and residents have since been fined hundreds of pounds for not following correct waste procedures.

Cllr Phil Brading, who is responsible for Public Services, said: “Three Rivers District Council would like to remind all residents and businesses to dispose of waste correctly.

“March 2018 sees the launch of a county-wide initiative to tackle fly tipping which has been put together by the Hertfordshire Fly Tipping Group.

“Follow the S.C.R.A.P if you need waste removed to ensure you are using a licensed person.”

Nazmi Muceku, who runs Mill End Motor Company in Rickmansworth, pleaded guilty to failing to supply waste transfer notes at St Albans Magistrates Court on January 31.

Mr Muceku was ordered to pay fines and costs of £563.

Leila El Adchi appeared at St Albans Magistrates Court on February 21 after council street cleansing staff had found on several different occasions that black bin bags of household waste had been dumped on pavements.

She was sentenced to a conditional discharge for 12 months and costs of £300.

Mr Sergio Rodrigues, Director of DS Coyote Courier Ltd, pleaded guilty on February 21 at St Albans Magistrates to “failing in duty of care as a person who acted as a broker in the disposal of controlled waste”.

He was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1475.

Waste from Hannah Rose Interiors was also found discarded at North Hill, Chorleywood, in Three Rivers.

DS Coyote Courier acted as a broker of waste by sending two men whom he had never met to unpack furniture and dispose of packaging.

Coyote Courier did not check if these people had a waste carriers licence but agreed that they would deal with waste.

For further information, visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/flytipping

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