Hailsham woman fined for allowing waste including soiled nappies and dog faeces to be flytipped

A Hailsham woman has been fined for allowing her household waste – which included loose, soiled nappies and dog faeces – to be flytipped.

Tracey Puttick, 35, of Halley Park, Hailsham, was fined £40 at Hastings Magistrates Court and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £32 and £300 court costs said Wealden District Council, which prosecuted the case.

The council said the court found she had failed to carry out the necessary Duty of Care to make sure her household rubbish was correctly disposed of by an approved waste carrier.

She failed to attend council appointments to give her the opportunity to provide an explanation as to how her waste came to be dumped at Mill Road, said a WDC spokesperson.

She also failed to attend court appearances, causing further delay – he added.

The council said the rubbish, which was ‘particularly unpleasant’, had to be cleaned up by the landowner,

Councillor Roy Galley, Wealden Cabinet member with responsibility for waste management, said, “Everyone who produces rubbish, from tradesmen to householders, has a legal duty to make sure their rubbish is disposed of in the correct manner.

“If you are using someone else to take it away, you must only use registered Waste Carriers. We should all pay attention to this.

“Only by doing this will the amount of rubbish fly tipped in our beautiful District will be greatly reduced.”

For more information, visit Wealden District Council’s website and search for Householder’s Duty of Care.

Alternatively call the Environment Agency on 03708 506 506 for more details on waste carriers.

If you have any information about fly tipping or waste carriers operating outside of the law you can contact the council’s Street Scene Team on 01892 602735 or [email protected]