LONDON, Dec. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
ACornwallmanwhorepeatedly ignored warningsaboutthe amount of wastethat he illegally stockpiled at hisbusinesshas been prosecutedby the Environment Agency(EA).
Treve Young,52,operatedthe illegal sitefrom Lower Spargo Farm,MabeBurnthouse, to thewestof Falmouth in Cornwall.Heappeared beforePlymouth Magistrates'Court onWednesday 17 December.YoungpleadedguiltyinOctoberto twooffences: one ofoperatinga regulated facility without an environmental permit, and one forfailing to providewhen demanded copies of all written descriptions of waste.
He was sentencedto 22 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months and ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work during that period. He was also ordered to pay a £30,000 fine,prosecution costs of £5739.82, and a victim surcharge of £181.
The Court heardwaste was imported tothesite without an Environmental Permit and outside the scope of any waste exemption conditions.
The importationof wastecontinued after advice and guidance had been providedregardingthe limitations of a U1 waste exemption, it also exceeded the boundaries of planning permission in place.
A U1 exemption allows a maximum of 1,000tonnesof soil and stones, and up to 5,000tonnesof inertmaterial (including bricks, concrete,tilesand ceramics) for the purpose of construction.
Waste was imported tothesite without an Environmental Permit
Youngadmitted in an interview under caution that he deliberately concealed documents from Environment Agency officers to try to cover up the true volume of waste which had been imported and that he had beenoperatingas an unlicensed waste carrier.
The importation ofwasteto this areaby Youngfrom 20 April 2015 and 11 March 2024 wasover27,000tonnes.
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said:
Waste criminals should be aware how seriously we take their offending, including the financial benefit they obtain from their illegal activities.
OffenderslikeYoungsimplywon'tget away with concealing information or their assets. Waste crime can be a blight on the environment, communities and to legitimate businesses.
If anyone suspects that waste crime is taking place in your community, contact our 24/7 hotline on 0800 80 70 60 or report it anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Background
Treve Youngwas charged with the following offences:
1.Between13.08.2019 and 10.03.2024 you Treve Young, on land at Lower Spargo Farm, Rose Valley, MabeBurnthouse, Penryn, TR10 9JF did operate a regulated facility, except under and to the extent authorised by an environmental permit, namely a waste depositing operation for which no environmental permit was in force.
Contrary to regulations 38(1)(a) and 12(1)(a) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.
2.On or about 02.02.2024 you Treve Young did fail to comply with the duty of care imposed by section 34(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in that you did fail to provide when demanded under regulation 35(6) of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 copies of all written descriptions of waste delivered to land at Lower Spargo Farm, Rose Valley, MabeBurnthouse, Penryn, TR10 9JFbetween 13.08.2019 and 13.08.2021.
Contrary to s.34(5) and s34(6) Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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