New data has revealed how many fines were dished out across the city last year
New data has revealed how many fines were dished out across the city last year
Hundreds of fly-tipping fines totalling tens of thousands of pounds were handed out to illegal waste dumpers in Liverpool last year. Data compiled by Liverpool Council, seen by the ECHO, has revealed the extent to which penalties were dished out to those caught flouting the rules around rubbish removal.
Fines have been issued to individuals and businesses for how they handle their rubbish. This includes littering, waste containment issues and bins being left on the highway.
Alongside these are fines for not handing over waste contracts to prove waste is being disposed of correctly. The ECHO revealed earlier this month how one city business ended up in court after failing to pay such a fine.
An environmental enforcement team report compiled by the local authority shows how between January and December 2024, 204 fixed penalty notices (FPN) were issued across Liverpool. The majority of those – 143 – were handed to businesses who had not complied with the rules.
Of those, seven were referred for prosecution. A further five recommendations were made for the prosecution of firms who did not hand over trade waste contracts.
This included Luxmy Foods on Green Lane, Stoneycroft. According to documentation seen by the ECHO, issues arose with poor waste storage outside the Sri Lankan restaurant and takeaway serving Indian cuisine. This led to officials from the city council demanding proof rubbish was being taken away properly from the business.
After being slapped with a £300 fixed penalty notice, Thevananthamoorthy Mahendran, who is listed as a director at the business, found himself in court after a failure to pay. Last month, magistrates doubled the amount he owed after his inability to comply.
The payment of 153 FPNs has resulted in £24,450 being brought in by the city council. A further £6,200 has been recouped from fly-tipping offenders.
The number of fines has increased from just 12 in 2021 to more than 204 by 2025. In the 12 months previous, 165 penalties were doled out by the local authority.
The fines data comes as the LDRS revealed this week how a man who has lived in his Liverpool home for almost 50 years has said he is at his “wits end“ over a “constant battle” with fly-tippers. Robbie Cooper, 55, occupies a flat in a converted property on the corner of Mill Lane and Binns Road in Old Swan.
Mr Cooper said the alleyway next to his home has become a hot spot for people dumping their rubbish rather than recycling it responsibly. He told the ECHO how it had caused rats to thrive near his home, prompting him to challenge those responsible.
Liverpool Council has completed a clearing of the site and said it will investigate where possible. Mr Cooper said “it is only a matter of time” before the dumping causes somebody to fall ill.A Liverpool Council spokesperson said: “Fly tipping and dumping is unacceptable and we share the resident’s frustrations. Issues can be reported through our website at liverpool.gov.uk.
“Where possible we will investigate and issue fines if we have evidence of those who are responsible. Officers will monitor the alleyway in the coming weeks to check for evidence.”
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- Liverpool Council
