Five men convicted of offences in connection with an illegal waste site in Lincolnshire have received confiscation orders totalling £74,751.16.
A Proceeds of Crime Award hearing led by the Environment Agency concluded at Nottingham Crown Court on 12 September.
Waste broker and dealer Robert Malone was fined £1,165.00 and received a confiscation order of £45,948.
Daniel Lippitt, an operator who deposited waste at the site, received a confiscation order of £10,000.
Luke Woodward and Sonial Surpal, lorry drivers who deposited waste at the site, received confiscation orders of £1,111.61 and £16,511.55 respectively.
Site operative Nathan Jones received a confiscation order of £1,180.
In 2024, 12 people were found guilty of waste crime charges relating to a site at Fen Lane, Long Bennington, where lorry-loads of shredded waste were regularly burnt on land close to people’s homes.
Seven defendants received custodial sentences and four received suspended sentences, while at Friday’s hearing, the remaining defendant was also fined.
Waste crime blights communities, and it’s only right that those who seek to profit from it should have their ill-gotten gains confiscated.
Last month, transport company Fletcher Plant Limited were sentenced after being found guilty of failing their duty of care to establish that the site they delivered waste to was operating legally.
As the company received a confiscation order of £37,587.13, the overall Proceeds of Crime total secured by the Environment Agency now stands at £112,338.29. There are still more cases to be brought against ‘key players’ in the case.
The Environment Agency says it will now bring a Proceeds of Crime Award hearing against the three main offenders in the case, Paul, Judith and Joshua Canner, who ran the illegal waste site.
This hearing will also include landowners Marc Greenfield, 46, and James Baggaley, 39, who have been ordered to remove the remaining waste from the site.
Peter Stark, Environment Agency Enforcement Team Leader, commented: “Waste crime blights communities, and it’s only right that those who seek to profit from it should have their ill-gotten gains confiscated.
“This is a cautionary tale for anyone tempted to try to operate outside the law. We have doggedly pursued all the offenders who contributed to the illegal waste site at Long Bennington, and we are satisfied with the outcome of today’s hearing.”