A Swansea man has been given a fine and costs totalling £951 after admitting illegally depositing vinyl flooring, insulation materials and other waste on land at Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

Thomas Williams, 19, of Dartford Place, Bonymaen, also pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates Court to transporting commercial waste without a licence to do so.

On November 7 2018, a Neath Port Talbot Council waste enforcement officer received a complaint about waste having been deposited on Heol Hir, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, - a single track, dead end road.

The waste was initially traced to a man from Swansea who confirmed he had asked a man to remove waste for him which the man subsequently did using a Peugeot van.

The investigating officer was able to trace Mr Williams as the person who actually deposited and transported the waste via photographs of the Peugeot van and it was also discovered Mr Williams had been advertising waste removal and scrap clearance services on Facebook.

In March 2019, in an interview with waste enforcement officers, Mr Williams admitted illegally depositing controlled waste (contrary to the Environmental Protection Act 1990) and transporting commercial waste without a licence to do so, an offence under the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.

Swansea magistrates fined Mr Williams £410, imposed a £41 victim impact surcharge and gave him a £500 costs order.

A Neath Port Talbot Council spokesman/NPT Cabinet Member for Streetscene and Engineering, Cllr Ted Latham, said: “We take a very tough line on fly-tipping and this latest prosecution shows we will take action to protect our citizens and our environment.”