Haddenham Man Fined After Fly-Tipping Find

A man from Haddenham has been fined after waste from their household was found fly-tipped in Willingham.

The fly-tip, reported to South Cambridgeshire District Council by a passer-by back in March this year, was discovered on Meadow Road in the village. Household waste and construction materials had been dumped.
 
A Council Enforcement Officer visited the site and discovered that, amongst the waste, there was a printed address that linked the rubbish to the property in Haddenham.
 
It transpired that the household had paid someone cash to remove the waste – but without checking whether they were a Registered Waste Carrier. The person who removed the waste then dumped it in Willingham.
 
A Fixed Penalty Notice of £300 was issued to the resident. This was for failing to prevent someone committing a fly-tip and not ensuring all necessary checks had been carried out on the person who took the waste away.
 
South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Lead Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Brian Milnes, said: “It is imperative that anyone who is hired to remove waste is a Registered Waste Carrier. It’s easy to check this on the Environment Agency website. There should also be paperwork that clearly describes what the waste is, and where it is being disposed of safely. This case highlights that it is very much the responsibility of the household who has waste to get rid of to ensure that they know where it is going to end-up. Searching local social media groups for people who will remove waste for cash, no questions asked, isn’t good enough.”