Mr Adrian Griffiths, trading as Scrabo Skips, of Bangor Road, Newtownards, was fined £500 plus costs of £32 at Newtownards Magistrates' Court today for waste offences.
During an inspection on 25 May 2007, Environment and Heritage Service officers discovered an illegal waste transfer station at the Bangor Road site, where waste was being stored, sorted and disposed of.
Mr Griffiths pleaded guilty to one charge of treating, keeping, and disposing of waste.
Notes to Editors:
- Mr Griffiths was charged under Article 4(1)(b) of The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
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