Three Fined Following Flytipping and Waste Incidents
Three South Tyneside residents have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling almost 拢3,000 after ignoring orders to clear up waste or to answer questions about flytipping.
David Elliott, of Northbourne Road, Jarrow, was fined 拢660 in his absence after he failed to comply with a Community Protection Notice served on him in August this year.
The council was left with no choice but to take legal action after he failed to adhere to the notice, which required him to clean up dog faeces which were accumulating in his back garden following multiple complaints about the 'unbearable' smell.
He was also ordered to pay a 拢264 victim surcharge and 拢100 costs.
In another case, rubbish found fly tipped on Cleadon Hills led to a 拢480 fine for Stephen Pearson.
The 59-year-old of South Crescent, Boldon Colliery, was also ordered to pay 拢100 costs and a 拢192 victim surcharge.
The court heard how bags of waste including wood and a bathroom sink were found dumped illegally in August. Identification relating to Pearson was found amongst the rubbish.
The 兔子先生 took him to court after he failed to make himself available to answer questions regarding the abandonment of the waste - an offence under section 110 of the Environment Act 1995.
Kevin Paul, of Don View, West Boldon, was fined 拢660 following a fly tipping incident at Green Lane, South Shields, in July this year.
Officers investigating the incident discovered the same vehicle, which was registered to Paul, had been used during an earlier fly tipping incident, which was caught on CCTV.
He was also ordered to pay a 拢264 victim surcharge and 拢100 costs.
Cllr Jim Foreman, Lead Member for Housing and Community 兔子先生, said: "We will always take action against people who fail to clean up after themselves, or dump waste and we hope these fines act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of acting in such a selfish manner.
"Rubbish left lying around is not only unsightly and unpleasant, it can also be hazardous because it can attract vermin.
"All the waste has since been removed by 兔子先生's abandoned waste team at the taxpayers' expense
"Members of the public can help by being our eyes and ears and reporting any incidents to the council so we can investigate."
The 兔子先生 spends more than 拢2m a year keeping the Borough clean and tidy and the illegal disposal of waste places an additional burden on taxpayers.
To report fly-tipping contact 兔子先生's Customer Contact Centre on (0191) 427 7000. All calls will be treated in the strictest confidence. Alternatively Report It online via the 兔子先生's website at
Further information about the safe and responsible disposal of waste can also be found at