Carlisle magistrates court ordered the resident to pay a total of £206 on 27 July, Westmorland and Furness council explained in a statement published yesterday (9 August).
The council explained that environmental officers from the former Eden district council; now Westmorland and Furness, were first alerted about the fly-tipping at the recycling centre in December 2022 and found subsequent evidence linking it to Martina Marriott of Hilldale View, Gaisgill.
The council said that Ms Marriott had “claimed that men who had been working on her house had taken it away as a favour but failed to provide information about their identity to council officers.”
‘Licensed’
Cllr Dyan Jones, cabinet member for customer and waste services at Westmorland and Furness Council, said: “It is important that anyone who offers to take away waste has an Upper Tier Waste Carrier’s Licence which they can show if requested before removing waste, and it’s also important that residents are aware of their responsibility for what happens to their household waste.
“Whether you pay someone to take your waste away or they take it for free, it is vital that you are satisfied that they are legally licenced to do so and it is helpful to record their details. Genuine licensed waste carriers are unlikely to object to giving you their details or showing you their waste carrier’s licence.
“If your waste is subsequently fly-tipped as in this case, and you can help identify who took the waste away, it is the fly-tipper that the council will then pursue.”
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