Salisbury roofer issued fine after their waste was fly tipped
“It is important that businesses take responsibility for the waste they produce"
The owner of a roofing business from Salisbury has been issued with a £300 fixed penalty notice for passing his commercial waste on to a ‘man in a van’ who fly-tipped it.
The rubbish was left in the Friary Estate area.
The business was conducting roofing works on a property and instead of managing the waste via a skip or another lawful method, the owner simply allowed someone to remove it.
Environmental Enforcement Officers from Wiltshire Council investigated the incident, which resulted in the roofer being interviewed under caution.
He admitted that he did not comply with his duty of care as a business to lawfully manage the commercial waste produced through his roofing activity.
Cllr Dr Mark McClelland, Cabinet Member for Transport and Waste, said:
“It is important that all businesses take responsibility for the waste they produce as part of their business activity. Simply handing waste to a rogue trader to fly-tip in Wiltshire is not acceptable and we will not tolerate it. All businesses have a legal duty of care to lawfully manage their commercial waste in line with the Environmental Protection Act 1990.”
Any waste produced from business activities is classed as business waste.
This must be kept separate from household waste and arrange for it to be collected separately.