Woman fined for dumping black bin bags of rubbish in street

A WOMAN has been ordered to pay £508 after admitted flytipping several bags of rubbish in the street near her home.

Tameside Magistrates’ Court heard Tameside Council waste enforcement officers traced waste left dumped on Mill Lane, Denton, on 19 August 2024 to resident Chelsea Wilkinson.

Ms Wilkinson, of Mill Lane, was offered the opportunity to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice in relation to the offence but she ignored all correspondence from the council.

She failed to attend court on 15 August 2025 and a warrant was issued for her arrest. She was subsequently bailed to attend Court on 22 October 2025 and pleaded guilty to fly tipping.

In mitigation, Ms Wilkinson claimed she has never received any of the letters that were sent and said this incident had come about because her partner had made a mistake and put "the rubbish out with the bins”.

Magistrates ordered her to pay a £120 fine, £340 costs and a victim surcharge of £48.

Tameside Council Executive Member for Environmental Services and Neighbourhoods Cllr Laura Boyle said: “There’s no excuse for flytipping, it is a blight on our communities, ruining the appearance of our neighbourhoods and showing complete disrespect to other residents who manage their waste responsibly and look after their local areas. We have teams out every day clearing up and investigating flytipping and we will always take enforcement action, on behalf of our community, where we find evidence.”

The council does not collect non-recyclable side waste (excess bags from the household, which are presented for collection at the side of or on top of the bin) and this is classed as flytipping. However, residents may place additional recycling materials for collection so long as it is identifiable in a clear bag.