Cornwall Man Must Repay £89,000 for Running Illegal Waste Site

Cornwall man must repay £89,000 for running illegal waste site

A Cornishman must repay over £89,000 after receiving a 3-month prison sentence, suspended for 2 years, for running an illegal waste site. An investigation found over 10,000 tonnes of household, demolition and hazardous waste, including asbestos, on land owned by Martin Harvey. The court heard that Harvey also deposited waste and filled in a wooded valley and a watercourse to create flattened areas on the land, which he then intended to develop. …

£72,500 repayment ordered after farmer tips hazardous waste

A Cornish farmer who illegally dumped more than 10,000 tonnes of hazardous waste, including asbestos, has been ordered to repay £72,500 or face jail.