JLN1, which operates as Zizou Lounge and Zizou Express on Wellingborough Road, Northampton, pleaded guilty to three offences relating to the unlawful deposit of waste at land on Whitworth Road.
The offences took place on three separate occasions between 22 December 2025 and 23 January 2026.
West Northamptonshire Council’s Environmental Crime Team investigated reports of the unlawful deposits on each occasion and found evidence linking the waste to JLN.
The council subsequently prosecuted the company for three offences under Section 34(1)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which places a duty on businesses to ensure their waste is handled and disposed of lawfully.
On 25 August, the director of JLN attended Wellingborough Magistrates’ Court for the first hearing and entered guilty pleas on behalf of the company to all three offences.
The court imposed a £40,200 fine and ordered the company to pay £1,567.26 in costs.
It said the level of the fine reflected the number of offences committed over a short period, the harm and burden placed on local residents and the landowner through clean-up costs, and the commercial advantage gained by the business by not disposing of its waste lawfully.
Councillor Andrew Last, Cabinet Member for HR, corporate and regulatory services at West Northamptonshire Council, said the case should act as a warning to businesses considering cutting costs through unlawful waste disposal.
He commented: “West Northamptonshire Council will investigate these incidents and take enforcement action where we have sufficient evidence. Businesses could end up with a hefty fine.
“Fly tipping any kind of waste is totally unacceptable and a blight on our communities. It gives a negative impression of our towns and villages, can attract vermin and encourages further fly tipping.”
Last added that residents and businesses had a role to play in preventing fly tipping and encouraged people to report incorrectly disposed waste to the council.
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