Wiltshire Council issue £3,000 in fines to fly

Two businesses and a resident have been fined after fly-tipping waste was discovered by council staff.

Wiltshire Council issued the fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to a Salisbury business, a firm based in Amesbury and a resident from Hilperton.

Councillor Nick Holder, Cabinet Member for Highways, Street Scene and Flooding, said: "These three penalties demonstrate our business plan commitment to keeping Wiltshire clean and safe.

"Fly-tipping not only harms our environment but also places a costly burden on us as a council.

The Salisbury business was issued a £1,000 fine after enforcement officers responded to an ongoing waste issue at St Pauls roundabout on 1 August.

Two black bags were discovered by the exit of the lay by, directly under a sign warning people against fly-tipping.

Following an investigation, a local business was later issued a FPN.

Another £1,000 FPN was issued to a business in Amesbury after it was found to be using public litter bins to dispose of commercial waste, avoiding costs of waste disposal.

Business owners are required to take all reasonable steps to ensure that their waste is collected, stored and disposed of lawfully and all waste should be collected by a registered waste carrier that is authorised to collect commercial waste before being disposed of at an authorised site.

A Hilperton resident was also fined £1,000 after household waste was discovered on Warminster Old Road in Upton Scudamore.

The waste was later traced to the resident, who admitted abandoning it in a ditch during her journey to the tip, following concerns about having maggots in her vehicle.