A business in Western Road has been successfully prosecuted by Brighton & Hove City Council for dumping trade waste in a communal bin.
Imaad Khan, director of Amber Foods, pleaded guilty to putting waste, which included a quantity of rotting pineapples and oranges, as well as boxes of all shapes and sizes, into a communal bin on Waterloo Street in June.
Brighton Magistrates ordered Mr Khan to pay a fine of £1,000, plus costs of £600 and £15 victims’ surcharge by the end of court business today.
For the first time the council invoked ‘bad character evidence’ as the accused had received at least four warnings in the past about his trade waste. He had also been interviewed under caution for a separate incident of fly-tipping last year on the Downs and given a £75 fixed penalty.
Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, cabinet member for environment, said: “We are pleased at the level of fine in this case as this was not a one-off incident. Communal bins are for residents and we will not hesitate to prosecute businesses who do not take responsibility for their waste.”
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