Farmer fined for allowing waste dumping

摘要

A farmer has been fined £2,000 after he allowed waste hauliers to dump plastic sheeting, fungicide containers, and electrical items at his farm without a permit. In an Environment Agency (EA) case, Nottingham Magistrates' Court was told how the EA investigated Simon Plow-right, 49, based at Top Farm, Barton-in-Fabis, Nottingham. After being alerted of suspicious activities at Top Farm by officers from Rushcliffe Borough Council, the EA worked in partnership with the local authority and undertook a covert surveillance operation of Plowright's land in August 2012.