Mitchell Shire Council’s local laws officers have fined a resident more than $300 after covert cameras caught them red-handed illegally dumping waste along Old Sydney Road.
The resident admitted to the crime when questioned and was directed to take the waste to a nearby Resource Recovery Centre. Council can confirm this has happened.
Council is continuing its call out to the community to Dob in a Dumper and provide any information from a recent spate of illegal waste dumping on Old Sydney Road.
Clothes, rubbish bags and other items were strewn across multiple areas. In some cases, once dumped materials were cleaned by Council, more rubbish would appear in the same spot.
Dumping is a blight on our community and is illegal, with penalties for those prosecuted. Council spends thousands of dollars clearing materials – a cost our community has to cover.
Dumped materials can also pose health and environmental risks across the community and natural environment.
Almost all of the dumped rubbish found can be taken to one of Mitchell Shire’s Resource Recovery Centres free of charge for residents. Such as:
Product | Per | Resident/Ratepayer |
Air conditioners | Each | No charge |
Car batteries | Each | No Charge |
Fridge and Freezer | Each | No charge |
E-Waste (electronics) | M3 | No charge |
Foam | M3 | No Charge |
Metal | M3 | No charge |
