Dean Stanley has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and had their vehicle seized following a joint prosecution brought by Bucks Council, Hillingdon Council and Sutton Council.
He pleaded guilty to a total of 17 fly-tipping offences, which he committed in just under a year across London, Surrey and Bucks.
Stanley collected waste, including white electrical items, furniture and kitchen units, doors, beds, mattresses and building waste, from various commercial and residential premises and dumped it – without permission –wherever he could.
His dumping sites were in public open spaces including recreation grounds, children’s playgrounds, parks and grass verges by highways. At other times, he dumped waste outside people’s homes or in their driveways.
Stanley was linked to the offences in several ways. On a number of occasions, he gave his personal name, mobile telephone and/or bank details to those from whom he removed waste. In addition, two distinctive Ford Transit style flat-back tipper vans – one red and the other white – both linked to Stanley through insurance and DVLA records, were often observed by eye-witnesses and/or on CCTV images taking away the waste and/or dumping it.
A second defendant, Bradley Caswell, was sentenced for one fly-tipping offence in Sutton. He received a £500 fine and was ordered to pay £720 compensation, court costs of £500 plus a court surcharge. The judge described his behaviour as 'reckless'.
Peter Strachan, Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment, commented:
“I’m horrified by the vile and selfish nature of these fly-tipping offences across multiple areas. However, I’m pleased to see that the perpetrators have been caught and brought to justice with the combined efforts of our team here in Bucks and colleagues in Hillingdon and Sutton.
Residents are reminded of the importance of only using a registered waste carrier when disposing of waste to avoid becoming a victim of a rogue collector. The law requires anyone who produces waste to ensure that it’s disposed of lawfully. Any cold caller offering to remove waste should show customers their waste transport licence.
(Image: Site of fly-tipping in Great Missenden)
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