TWO residents and a business have been fine more than £2,600 for failing to dispose of their waste properly, in a continued crackdown on the practice.

The residents were fined over £1,000 each after deliberately dumping rubbish behind their homes.

Dorin Belbe, aged 47, was issued an £80 penalty notice after six black bin bags, a white carrier bag, a kettle and cardboard were found by an officer behind Elmwood Grove.

He admitted to leaving one of the bags and had previously been warned about a similar matter.  

And Virginia Constantinescu, aged 26, of Market Street, Farnworth, was also ordered to pay an £80 penalty notice for seven black bags of rubbish found behind her house.

Both failed to pay the penalty notice and attend court, and we each fined £660 in their absence, with £350 in costs and a £66 victim surcharge.

Daryl Wells, owner of Daz's Barbers in Blackburn Road, has also been prosecuted after failing a Bolton Council spot check, last September. 

The 29-year-old was unable to provide written proof of how his business waste was being disposed — a requirement for all businesses under government regulations.

He was issued a £300 fixed penalty notice which he failed to pay, and court was action was taken. 

Wells pleaded guilty to breaching his Duty of Care at Bolton Magistrates Court and was fined £300 with £170 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

He also told the court he was suffering financial hardship and was given credit for his early guilty plea.

Bolton Council’s Executive Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Cllr Nick Peel, said: “We expect residents and businesses to dispose of their waste responsibly and most do so. There is no excuse for those who don’t play by the rules and we will continue to take firm action in these cases.

“Residents who dump their rubbish blight local communities and cause damage to the local environment; this is totally unfair on those who have to put up with it.

“Businesses also have a lawful duty of care to arrange for the disposal of their waste by legitimate means and we have two dedicated enforcement officers visiting businesses throughout the borough to check if they are doing this.”

To report flytipping visit: www.bolton.gov.uk/flytipping