Jess Mayman, trading as East Leeds Tyre Disposal, pleaded guilty to eight offences contrary to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and was sentenced to 28 days in prison.
The court heard that Agency officers began investigating a series of incidents of flytipping of tyres during 1999. Tyres were dumped in laybys, retail parks, factory sites and along disused roads in a number of areas including Leeds, Wakefield and Sheffield.
Mr Mayman, of Common Lane, East Ardsley admitted five offences of knowingly causing the deposit of controlled waste on land which was not covered by a waste management licence, two of failing to provide waste transfer documents and one of failing to ensure a waste transfer note was completed.
Patrick Thomas Sweeney, of Church Street, Royston, admitted using a vehicle belonging to Mayman to deposit waste tyres on land not covered by a waste management licence and received a Community Punishment Order of 100 hours
Jan Davie, Environmental Protection Manager, said: “Dumped tyres are an eyesore and it costs local authorities – and ultimately council tax payers – thousands of pounds to clear them. More worryingly, there is also a very real risk that the tyres will be set on fire, causing a serious risk to people’s health.
“Whenever the Agency finds evidence of illegal dumping of tyres we will take action and it could end, as with this case, in someone being jailed.”
Reports of fly-tipping can be made to the Agency on the Emergency Hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
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