November 2023
Perrot Street, Smethwick
A resident paid £40 to a man with a van who was advertising on Facebook to remove domestic waste bags from their property. Bags were fly tipped on Perrot Street, Smethwick. Following an investigation by the Environmental Enforcement Team, the resident was issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £300 for failing in their Household Waste Duty of Care.
Messenger Road, Smethwick
A male fly tipped commercial waste from a family run business from Birmingham on Messenger Road, Smethwick. The offender had placed the business waste next to a street litter bin and therefore committed an offence of fly tipping. Following an investigation by the Environmental Enforcement Team, a Fixed Penalty Notice to the value of £400 was issued.
Buttress Way, Smethwick
A local resident paid an unlicensed waste carrier £120 to take their household rubbish from their property who subsequently fly tipped the waste within Buttress Way, Smethwick. Following an investigation by the council’s Environmental Enforcement team, the resident was issued with a £300 Fixed Penalty Notice for failing in their waste household duty of care.
The Waste Household Duty of Care refers to the legal responsibility individuals must properly manage and dispose of their household waste. This includes ensuring that waste is handled, transported, and disposed of in an environmentally friendly and lawful manner.
