Two more people in court for illegally dumped waste

TWO people have been prosecuted for separate incidents of waste being illegally dumped in the street in Tameside.

In the first case, Tameside Magistrates’ Court heard how Tameside Council street cleaners passed on evidence to council waste enforcement officers after finding flytipping in Commerical Street, Hyde, on 1 February 2024.

The waste was traced to Stephanie Brierley of Padstow Walk, Hyde.

Ms Brierley was offered the opportunity to pay a fixed penalty notice, or attend an interview under caution. Ms Brierley initially responded to the enforcement team and said that she had paid someone to remove the waste, but no details of the waste carrier were passed to the team.  

The FPN remained unpaid, despite numerous reminders. On 5 December 2025 Ms Brierley attended court and admitted failing to comply with her household waste duty of care and was ordered to pay a total of £869 - which included a fine of £292, compensation of £250, costs of £200 and victim surcharge of £117.

In the second case, heard on the same day, magistrates were told how on 30 July 2024, council waste enforcement officers attended Backbower housing estate in Hyde, along with officers from Jigsaw Homes to conduct a joint operation in relation to fly tipping.

This was following complaints received by the council and Jigsaw regarding the management of waste by residents.

The court heard officers found an accumulation of waste consisting of carrier bags and black bags of rubbish in Peveril Terrace, within the car park.

The waste was traced to Gareth Griffiths of South Side, Hyde. The council wrote to him and offered him the option to discharge liability to conviction for the offence of fly tipping by payment of a fixed penalty notice (FPN).

The FPN was not paid despite several reminders. On 5 December, Mr Griffiths attended court and admitted fly tipping. He was ordered to pay £200 compensation to the council.

Tameside Council Executive Member for Environmental Services and Neighbourhood Cllr Laura Boyle said: “These two prosecutions highlight some great teamwork between services and our partners to investigate flytipping and hold those responsible accountable.

“The first one also serves as a reminder for residents to always use an authorised waste carrier – and get receipts - when asking someone to dispose of waste on their behalf to ensure they are legitimate and will dispose of the waste legally.

“I know flytipping hugely concerns residents and is a blight on our neighbourhoods and we’re working hard to tackle it. Our teams are very committed to investigating incidents and tracking down those responsible and I would like to thank them for their diligence. Already this year we’ve had 14 waste cases before the courts, with 10 convictions and six cases still ongoing. The team have also issued 279 fixed penalty notices for waste offences.”

Residents can check the register of authorised waste carriers here - https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers

Other checks they can make include:

• Recording details of the business and of any vehicle used which can be linked to an authorised operator
• a record of the checks made including the operators registration, permit or exemption number
• a receipt for the transaction which includes the business details of a registered operator
• a copy or photograph of the carrier’s waste license or site’s permit