Brazen fly-tipper who dumped used NAPPIES in street tracked down thanks to CCTV
A fly-tipper who dumped bin bags full of nappies and food in the street has been tracked down after he was caught on CCTV.
The man, who has not been named, threw bags from the boot of his silver car in West Bromwich on Boxing Day and then fled the scene.
Footage from a nearby business shows the man pulling into Barlow Drive and dumping the white waste sacks full of nappies, food, bottles and other household rubbish.
Sandwell Council’s Environmental Protection Team traced the man from his vehicle registration and issued him with a £400 fixed penalty notice last week, Birmingham Live reports.
Councillor Elaine Costigan, cabinet member for public health and protection, said: “This was a disgraceful incident of fly-tipping that was caught on camera in broad daylight.
“We’re grateful to the individual who reported this incident and helpfully uploaded the video footage to our MySandwell portal – where people can report fly-tipping and provide any evidence they have on who may be responsible.
“Every penny that we have to spend cleaning up after people who dump rubbish could be spent on other services."
She added: “There’s no excuse for it – the tip is open every day, we have weekly bin collections in Sandwell and we provide an excellent bulky waste collection service.
“We’ve now issued 115 £400 fines for fly-tipping in Sandwell over the past 18 months or so.
"We won’t tolerate this and if we catch you, expect a big fine in the post.”
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