16 - Man fined for dumping tree cuttings

 

Michael Mills of Ketley Road in Kingswinford pleaded guilty to the offences which took place on December 1 and 2 last year, when he appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court yesterday (Thur).

 

Mills was seen by a local resident dumping the waste on the two days on council land, known as The Knoll, off Portway Road in Kingswinford.

The resident reported details of the offence to the local authority and staff from the council’s waste management team followed the case up.

 

After Mills refused to make contact with the waste care officers to discuss the matter, a prosecution file was submitted to the council’s legal team. In court Mills pleaded guilty to the offences.

 

Mills was fined £100 for each offence, ordered to pay £520 compensation and £245 costs and £15 victim support. 

 

“We would like to thank the resident who reported this incident to us and made this prosecution possible. We have shown time and time again in Dudley that fly-tipping will not be tolerated and we would ask all residents to report any such incidents to us.”