Warning after fly-tippers hit with bills of more than £3,000

UNSIGHTLY: Fly-tipped waste in Edgecumbe Street which led to a resident’s prosecution

By Simon Bristow, Co-Editor

The city council is continuing to warn residents to dispose of waste legally after two people were hit with combined bills of more than £3,000 after they were prosecuted.

Larisa Gociu, of Edgecumbe Street, west Hull, was prosecuted after household rubbish including furniture and a TV was dumped near her home.

She failed to attend Hull Magistrates’ Court and was convicted in her absence under two sections of the 1995 Environment Act.

Gociu was ordered to pay fines, costs and compensation totalling £1,616.68.

Micic Mircea was prosecuted after bagged waste was dumped in the street near his home in Folkestone Street, west Hull.

Mircea also failed to attend court and was convicted in his absence of one offence under the same legislation. He must pay fines, costs and compensation totalling £1,528. 

Councillor Charles Quinn, the council’s portfolio holder for environment, said: “Fly-tipping is a crime and we do not tolerate it in Hull. It is unsightly, potentially harmful to human health and damaging to the environment.     

“We urge residents to dispose of their waste in the correct way using our accessible services, schemes, and household waste centres across the city. We also encourage residents to report those who do not dispose of their waste legally.”

Fly-tipping prosecutions can result in an unlimited fine, imprisonment, or both.