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Ballynahinch man pleads guilty to seven waste offences

The owner of an unauthorised skip company today pleaded guilty to seven waste offences at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court.
~ Monday, 7 November 2011

Oliver McAleenan (45) of Drumanquoile Road, Ballynahinch, admitted illegally dumping and burying waste from his skip firm beside his house.

Mr McAleenan pleaded guilty to the charges and was given a four month sentence, suspended for two years, for each charge.

Officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency who investigated the site, calculated that the 119 tonnes of domestic and commercial waste, which included plastics, food and plasterboard, would have cost £14,000 to dispose of legally at licensed sites.

Notes to editors:

  1. Mr McAleenan pleaded guilty to the following charges under Articles 4(1)(a) and 4(1)(b) of the Waste and Contaminated Land Order (Northern Ireland) 1997:-two counts of Article 4(1)a i.e. depositing controlled waste or knowingly causing or permitting controlled waste to be deposited without there being in force a waste management licence; and five counts of Article 4(1)b, i.e. treating, keeping or disposing of controlled waste or knowingly causing permitting controlled waste to be treated, kept, or disposed of except, of except under and in accordance with a waste management licence.
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