A DELPH woman has been prosecuted for fly-tipping in Saddleworth and Lees.
Jessica McDonagh, of Bakestones Avenue, appeared at Tameside Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to two duty of care offences.
McDonagh’s waste was found dumped on Ladcastle Road in Greenfield in February 2018 and also at Sunnybank, Lees in February 2017.
She was fined £150 plus £200 costs with a £30 victim surcharge.
McDonagh is among a group of people prosecuted by Oldham Council stepping up its campaign against the borough’s litter louts.
A spokesperson said: “We’ve recently prosecuted a number of irresponsible residents who think they can dump their waste where they want or leave others to clean up for them.
“Unfortunately, it’s you who continues to foot the bill as daily it costs £2,500 when you consider staff wages, running a van and waste disposal fees.
“Last year we picked up more than 1,500 tonnes of fly-tipped rubbish.
“Annually that is money that could be used instead to fill 40,000 potholes or support 2,500 elderly people so they can live independently at home.
“We are doing #ourbit by tackling the issue, focusing on more investigations and fines and engaging communities to take ownership.
“Recently we also agreed to invest an extra £600,000 into street cleaning annually.
“We now need you to do #yourbit by reporting fly-tipping, challenging bad behaviour where appropriate and getting involved.”
Cllr Arooj Shah, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services, added: “It’s not the council dumping the rubbish and we don’t have the resources or the money to drive around picking up waste that people have dumped.
“Thankfully, the vast majority of you don’t fly-tip but for this problem to go away we need the selfish few to stop.”
Other offenders prosecuted were: Emaran Bajiwala, of Jai Guru Off Licence, Walkers Road, Oldham. Bajiwala had paid an unknown male to remove the waste. He was fined £200 with £560 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
Shabnam Khan, of Cambridge Street, Oldham was issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) after admitting depositing a bag of waste in an alley on Stafford Street in March. She failed to pay the fine and was found guilty in her absence. The 38-year-old was fined £220 with £556 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
Waste found dumped at the side of Zeland Street was traced to Levi Dawson who lived on the same street.
She was issued with a FPN but didn’t pay it. The 22-year-old was found guilty in her absence of littering. She was fined £340 with £812 costs plus £34 victim surcharge.
Georghe Balaban dumped his waste in the alley behind his house on Meldrum Street, Oldham.
He too failed to pay an FPN and didn’t turn up to court.
The 23-year-old was found guilty in his absence and fined £220, plus £606 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.
After failing to produce her trade waste documentation detailing how she disposes of her business waste Tazeem Akhtar, of Sanyas Boutique, Abbey Hills Road was prosecuted.
She failed to turn up in court and was found guilty in her absence and fined £660 with £450 costs and £66 victim surcharge.
Stephanie Gerrard, of Taurus Street, was issued with an FPN after admitting depositing her waste in the alley near her home.
The 41-year-old didn’t pay the fine and was found guilty. She was fined £50 with £50 costs plus a £30 victim surcharge.
Caroline Aspill, of Abbey Hills Road, Oldham, pleaded not guilty to a duty of care offence.
Officers found waste relating to her dumped behind houses on Worsley Street in May. She was fined £180 plus £300 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
Aspill had previously pleaded guilty to breaching a Community Protection Notice served on her to keep her back yard clear of rubbish.
She was sentenced following the trial for the duty of care offence and fined £120 plus £600 costs.
Aysha Begum, of Ward Street, also pleaded not guilty to a duty of care offence after her waste was found dumped on land behind her house.
The court found her guilty and she was fined £180 with £806 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
Waste can be taken to Arkwright Street Waste and Recycling Centre, Oldham, OL9 9LZ free of charge.
