A man from Cadbury Heath has been ordered to pay a total of £1,373 in fines and costs after ten refuse sacks of waste were fly-tipped at Southey Park in Kingswood and a further three refuse sacks fly-tipped at Mill Lane in Warmley.
Constantin Barsan, 34, of Newton Road, appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to failing in his duty of care regarding waste disposal and was handed a £150 fine, ordered to pay £1,163 in costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
The court heard that the waste was found dumped on two occasions in May 2024 and contained several items of packaging and correspondence addressed to Barsan and his partner at two addresses.
Barsan explained that he and his family moved into their new home at Newton Road in April 2024. He had assorted items of waste to dispose of and one day, the date of which he is unable to recall, he observed a waste collector with a van doing waste collections in his street. He claimed he approached this person and agreed a price of £25 to take away several bags of waste. He stated he only used this person on the one occasion and had not disposed of any waste himself, however was unable to explain how his waste has subsequently turned up at two separate locations, two weeks apart.
Barsan’s obligations were explained to him. He accepted that he did not carry out his duty of care and that he has no tangible information that would assist in tracing the waste carrier used.