Community corrections order for asbestos dumping as UK cracks down on flytipping

Community corrections order for asbestos dumping as UK cracks down on flytipping

A rogue waste operator in England has been handed an 18-month community corrections order over an incident that saw asbestos material dumped in farmland and a residential area, as the country continues to struggle against fly tipping and illegal asbestos dumping.

Shane Barton allowed the use of his work vehicle to dump asbestos sheeting in a field and a service lane, which Recorder Simone Levene told the court “created eyesores”.

He added: “I am particularly concerned about the asbestos. It takes very little asbestos to cause one of the most painful cancers, mesothelioma.

“Dumping asbestos in a field is an invitation to disaster and you are guilty of helping to make it happen.”

Barton pleaded guilty to knowingly causing the deposit of a controlled waste without the correct environmental permits in August of 2019, in addition to three further counts in the residential area between February and June of the same year.

The court heard that it cost £2,800 to clean up the two sites (AUD $5,137), and the case cost Plymouth City Council a further £8,000 (AUD $14,678) to prosecute.

Cllr Maddi Bridgeman, the council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Street Scene, said: “Environmental crime is not only a blight on our city and community but also a significant waste of taxpayers’ money.

“We will not hesitate to take action against anyone who is involved in fly-tipping and acts in such an anti-social manner with no regard for others.”

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