Evidence found in a dumped bag of waste in Biddenham has led to the offender being tracked down and fined for fly-tipping.
The man, who dumped a black bin bag next to a litter bin in Biddenham Turn, has this month paid a Fixed Penalty Notice for fly-tipping.
The Council’s Street Cleansing team found evidence in the bin bag that led them straight to the perpetrator.
Rather than attend an interview with Council officers under caution the man elected to pay the Fixed Penalty Notice offered. The Fixed Penalty Notice for fly-tipping is £400 which can be reduced to £300 with an early payment discount.
Councillor Charles Royden, Portfolio Holder for Environment, said: “I would like to thank our Street Cleansing and Environmental Crime Teams who have been invaluable in helping us crack down on fly-tipping and keeping our streets clean in Bedford Borough.
“Fly-tipping is a criminal offence and we are seeking to clamp down and enforce any case we possibly can, either through the issue of a Fixed Penalty Notice or through a prosecution. Fly-tipping can ruin our countryside and our communities, we will continue to raise awareness that it is criminal and unacceptable.”
If you have extra waste that will not fit in your household waste bin, you can take it to tip on Barkers Lane or arrange for a licensed waste carrier to collect it.
If you see fly-tipping on the street or someone actually fly-tipping “Report It” to bedford.gov.uk/fly-tipping.
For information about the Household Waste and Recycling Centre visit bedford.gov.uk/hwrc.
