Two residents and a business have been ordered to pay more than £2,600 after failing to dispose of their waste correctly.
Daryl Wells was prosecuted by Bolton Council after an officer carried out a spot check at his shop, Daz’s Barbers, in Blackburn Road, in September.
The 29-year-old was unable to provide the officer with written proof of how his business waste was being disposed of, which is a requirement of all businesses as part of government regulations.
Wells was issued with a £300 fixed penalty notice which he failed to pay and court action was subsequently taken.
He pleaded guilty to breaching his Duty of Care at Bolton Magistrates’ Court and was fined £300 with £170 costs and a £30 victim surcharge. He told the bench that he was suffering financial hardship and was given credit for his early guilty plea.
Two residents have also been fined after deliberately dumping rubbish behind their houses.
Dorin Belbe was issued with an £80 fixed penalty notice for fly-tipping after an officer found six black bin bags, a white carrier bag, a kettle and cardboard behind Elmwood Grove.
The 47-year-old admitted leaving one of the bags and had previously been warned about a similar matter.
Belbe failed to pay the penalty notice. He did not attend court where he was fined £660 in his absence and ordered to pay £350 costs and a £66 victim surcharge.
Virginia Constantinescu (26), of Market Street, Farnworth, was also fined £660 with £350 costs a £66 victim surcharge after seven black bags of rubbish were found dumped behind her house.
She failed to pay an £80 fixed penalty notice and did not attend court.
Bolton Council’s Executive Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Cllr Nick Peel, said: “We expect residents and businesses to dispose of their waste responsibly and most do so. There is no excuse for those who don’t play by the rules and we will continue to take firm action in these cases.
“Residents who dump their rubbish blight local communities and cause damage to the local environment; this is totally unfair on those who have to put up with it.
“Businesses also have a lawful duty of care to arrange for the disposal of their waste by legitimate means and we have two dedicated enforcement officers visiting businesses throughout the borough to check if they are doing this."