
Another successful fly-tipping prosecution for Dorset Council
A former Weymouth resident was found guilty of fly-tipping offences last week, following a report from a member of the public and subsequent investigation by Dorset Council officers.
A former Weymouth resident was found guilty of fly-tipping offences last week, following a report from a member of the public and subsequent investigation by Dorset Council officers.
New guidance recently introduced by the Environment Agency means Dorset Council must treat upholstered furniture differently when it is being disposed of from now on.
On Tuesday 2 August 2022 at Poole Magistrates Court, Richard Dunn (42, of Weymouth) pleaded guilty to illegally dumping stones and gravel on a verge at the side of an unnamed road at Woodsford, Dorchester back in April last year.
A new partnership that brings together key enforcement authorities, representative bodies and conservation groups is leading operations to tackle fly-tipping and waste crime in Dorset with the launch of the SCRAP fly-tipping campaign.
Enforcement Officers from the Dorset Council Waste Enforcement team working alongside the Council’s Legal team, have successfully prosecuted a fly-tipper from Gillingham.
If you are looking to donate items such as clothing using a recycling bank in a car park, we are kindly asking you to keep hold of them until the current pandemic has passed.
With household recycling centres (HRCs) currently closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dorset Council is asking people to help them in the fight against fly-tipping.
Dorset Council has successfully prosecuted a man for fly-tipping offences.
Borys Peplinski (28) of Bournemouth has been ordered to pay £1,945 following two fly tipping offences committed in 2017, at Hartland Moor, Wareham and at Dullar Lane, Lytchett Matravers.
Enforcement Officers from the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) recently worked with Dorset Council’s Legal Services and the police to bring a fly-tipper to justice.
As part of their current ‘Tip-Off’ anti-flytipping campaign, Dorset Council is directly addressing some of the comments it hears from residents in the fight against the illegal dumping of waste.