Man, 43, arrested and bailed after 20 tonnes of waste fly-tipped near Staffordshire homes
A multi-agency inquiry has been launched after 20 tonnes of waste was fly-tipped at an industrial estate close to a residential area in north Staffordshire.
The waste was deposited by an HGV which arrived at Imperial Works, Coalpit Hill, Talke, on Wednesday last week.
Officers established that the vehicle was stolen and two days later it was spotted in the area again while in the process of depositing a further 20 tonnes of waste, police said.
A 43-year-old man, from Kent, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and causing the deposition without an environmental permit of controlled waste.
He has been placed on police bail while inquiries continue.
A 19-year-old woman, of no fixed address, was arrested on the same offence and has been released with no further action to be taken.
Inspector Joel Hurst, of Newcastle local policing team, said: “This was a brazen flouting of the law which protects our environment from the harm that fly-tipping causes to our local communities.
“We are committed to doing all we can to prevent the illegal depositing of waste, working with our partners and the local community to protect them from the impact of fly-tipping.”
Neil Burgess, environmental crime team leader at the Environment Agency, said: “Environmental permits are in place to protect the public and environment, and illegal waste dumping such as this impacts on local communities.
“We are determined to tackle waste crime that is blighting our communities and will continue to work with our partners to take action against those suspected of being involved.”
