A HYDE man has been fined after dumping his household waste in a neighbouring street.
Michael Nield, of Reynold Street, was found to have left assorted items, including several black bags dumped on the pavement, on nearby Norfolk Street.
After being caught after the fly tipping incident on May 3 last year and admitting the offence under caution, he was offered the opportunity to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice but failed to make payment.
Mr Nield attended Tameside Magistrates Court on Monday, April 8 and pleaded guilty to a fly tipping offence under section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
In mitigation, he said that not all the bags were his and he had taken his waste to the tip.
Magistrates fined Mr Nield £140 and ordered him to pay a £56 victim surcharge.
A Tameside Council spokesperson said: “There is no excuse for fly tipping.
“It is a criminal offence which blights communities, brings neighbourhoods down, poses a risk to public health and the environment and drains the public purse in clean-up costs.
“We have officers out every day investigating and clearing up fly tipping and will always take enforcement action where we find evidence of those responsible.
“This year, we already issued 135 fixed penalty notices for waste offences as well as successfully carried out five prosecutions.”