An Aberdare man has learned the hard way after he dumped his waste in Trecynon.
Mr Jason Edmunds, from Ann Street, Gadlys decided that he would dump his household waste and an old broken cot along the Tram Road, Gelli Isaf, Trecynon.
When Mr Edmunds was tracked down and interviewed under the Codes of Practice of the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984, under caution, he admitted to throwing the waste at the location.
He stated he usually takes his excess waste bags to his work and places them in the skip there but on this occasion he was walking his dogs on the Tram Road and the bags were in his car as he had forgotten to place them in his works skips, as the bags were smelling he threw them in the overgrowth so that they could blight the wider community instead.
Mr Edmunds was informed during the interview that as he had committed an offence under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and he would be issued with a £400 Fixed Penalty for fly tipping. He was advised that if the agreed Fixed Penalty was not paid in full the matter would be passed to the Court for further action.
Mr Edmunds failed to make the payment and after many warnings the Council had no choice to refer the matter to Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court.
Earlier this month Mr Edmunds was found guilty and ordered to pay a total of £681.51! That’s an extra £281.21 on top of the original £400 Fixed Penalty Notice!
Councillor Ann Crimmings, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Leisure said:
"Fly-tipping will not be tolerated, EVER. There is NEVER an excuse to blight our, towns, lanes, streets and villages with waste, and we will find those responsible and hold them to account.
“Our teams work hard to keep our streets and back lanes clean, and fly-tipping of any kind will not be tolerated.”
“As this case highlights, we investigate ALL fly-tipping reports and will uncover all the details as this offender found out.”
"Removal of fly-tipping costs hundreds of thousands of pounds each year, which should be spent on key front-line services at a time when budgets are under significant pressures.
"We will use EVERY power available to us to hold those accountable for their actions. Many of the items we recover on our streets, towns and mountains could have been taken to a Community Recycling Centre or collected from the kerbside at no extra cost."
The Council has a weekly, unlimited, kerbside dry, food waste and nappy recycling service, and a number of community recycling centres that accept larger items, across the County Borough, so there's no excuse for fly-tipping, especially items that can be collected at the kerbside or recycled right here in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
You can check if a person or business has a waste carriers licence at National Resources Wales.
For more information on how to report Fly-Tipping, Recycling and Community Recycling Centres in RCT follow the Council on Facebook/Instagram and Tik Tok or visit www.rctcbc.gov.uk.
Posted on 06/08/2025