Mr Francis Campbell (54) of Brackaville Road, Coalisland pleaded guilty on two counts of waste charges and was fined at Dungannon Magistrates’ court.
On 4 October 2007 two officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (formerly Environment and Heritage Service) visited a site located on the Brackaville Road, Coalisland, in response to complaints of unauthorised waste disposal. Upon entering the site officers observed approximately 31,000 tonnes of controlled waste including excavated material, wood, plastic and metals.
Notes to Editors
The charges related to breaches of the following Articles of the Waste & Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. Mr Campbell was fined £2,500 under 4(1)a and £4,000 under 4(1)b plus £10 court costs.
4(1)(a) deposit controlled waste, or knowingly cause or knowingly permit controlled waste to be deposited in or on any land unless a waste management licence authorising the deposit is in force and the deposit is in accordance with the licence:
4(1)(b) treat, keep or dispose of controlled waste, or knowingly cause or knowingly permit controlled waste to be treated, kept or disposed of
(i) in or on any land, or
(ii) by means of any mobile plant except under and in accordance with a waste management licence.
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