Do you know who is taking away your rubbish?
News / Mon 10th Sep 2018 am30 11:00am
Do you know who is taking away your rubbish?
Last week someone dumped all this household rubbish on Harlow Common.
Before Harlow Council arranged to get it cleared, its officers had a good look through it and found a number of addresses within the rubbish.
As a result the officers issued three £80 fixed penalty notices.
If you arrange for someone to take away your rubbish and they fly-tip it you could be fined.
You should check first that the company you are using has a waste carriers licence:
https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers
You can report fly-tipping to the Council at www.harlow.gov.uk/report
You can also book a heavy squad collection online (the Council takes large electrical items for free and they have a waste carriers licence) at www.harlow.gov.uk/report
MickyB77
2018-09-10 12:46:29
Great bit of detective work by local officers. £80.00 seems a little cheap, but better than nothing.
xpd549
2018-09-10 17:48:17
Micky - it was 3 x £80 - still too cheap, should be £500 min for each count.
Brett Hawksbee
2018-09-10 18:12:30
OK, I'm confused. Three people's rubbish? dumped independently or together? I.e. by them or a contractor? If they all used one person or business to take their rubbish away, we should be looking for who actually dumped it, and a much larger fine being issued..
jspacagna
2018-09-11 17:39:04
Mmm, at least Harlow Council asked before using my photo.
jspacagna
2018-09-11 18:03:00
It is fine though!
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