A Pontardawe resident has been fined for dumping rubbish on the highway outside the Household Waste Recycling Centre in Lower Cwmtwrch.

The offender was seen unloading the waste from the back of their van on the CCTV footage at the entrance of the site.

The waste from the van was left outside the locked gates of the Recycling Centre, which was closed that day.

This way of disposing of rubbish in a public place is classed as fly-tipping and not only poses as an environmental risk to road users, other members of the public and the local area, but is also incredibly unsightly.

Caught in the act on CCTV, the perpetrator was issued a fixed penalty notice for £400.

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Cllr Jackie Charlton, cabinet member for a Greener Powys at Powys County Council said: “All Household Waste and Recycling Centres are open five days a week, with details of the opening days and times clearly displayed at the entrances and online.

“There is no excuse for not knowing when the centres are open, and even less of an excuse for using your lack of forward planning as a reason for fly-tipping rubbish.

"These facilities are not a 24/7 drop off point, with strict licencing rules determining opening hours, and people can’t just leave stuff in the road outside when the centres are closed.

“Despite being on the doorstep, fly-tipping incidents such as these must still be investigated by our enforcement team and all rubbish cleared from the area and disposed of correctly, all of which cost the council in time and resources.

“The council has a zero-tolerance approach to fly-tipping and all incidents are thoroughly investigated by our enforcement team and fines issued to those responsible. Powys is a vast and beautiful county, and we will not allow the illegal behaviour of a few irresponsible people to blight our local environments.”

Incidents of fly-tipping across Powys can be reported to the council online at https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/4073/Report-fly-tipping