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14th November 2002
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• A Welsh haulier who dumped 50 tonr biodegradable waste onto a landfill site t not licensed for that sort of material has fined £1,000.

Richard Davey, trading as Richard I Transport of Llantwit Fardre, pleaded gu knowingly tipping controlled waste on fern His co-defendant, John Fletcheroperated the waste transfer station wher waste originated—was fined £2,000 for hil in the offence.

Rhondda magistrates heard how Enviror Agency officers assisted by South Wales t department stopped Davey's eight-legger drove onto the Ysrad BanMg landfill site on 23 July this year. On inspection it became clear that between 45-50 tonnes of household waste and vegetation had been tipped at the site before their arrival. Davey admitted he had already tipped three loads of waste that morning.

An agency spokesman says: 'This incident arose due to a lack of proper management of a new employee. Waste contractors must ensure that all employees are properly instructed and are fully aware of the types of wastes permitted at every disposal site that they attend."

• A truck driver faces massive fines or a prison sentence for dumping household waste at various sites in South London over a fourmonth period.

Brian Knight pleaded guilty to unlawfully depositing waste at Endeavour Way In Croydon when he appeared before Croydon magistrates. But he refused to enter a plea to further charges following incidents in Mitcham.

The case was adjourned and Knight was bailed tinting November.