A Port Talbot man who dumped three loads of waste at a cemetery has been ordered by a court to pay thousands of pounds. Pawel Mieczyslaw Samselski was found to have dumped household waste including black bags, parcel boxes, and carpeting on land at Goytre Cemetery on separate occasions earlier this year.
Samselski, 50, of Emroch Street, Port Talbot was discovered after complaints were received and Neath Port Talbot Council waste enforcement officers found the waste originated from householders in Newport and Cardiff who had either used Samselski’s services previously or responded to removal advertisements on Facebook from an alias of his, Paul Max.
A Facebook site under the name 'Paul Madmax' was discovered offering removal services featuring a van with a logo on its side. The same van was later discovered close to Samselski's home in Goytre and he admitted the removal and depositing of the waste found at the cemetery. He also accepted he did not have a waste carrier licence.
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At a hearing at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, October 6 Samselski admitted three counts of illegally depositing waste at Goytre Cemetery and one of illegally transporting waste. He was sentenced to a fine, legal costs, clean-up costs, and a victim impact surcharge totalling £4,303.12.
Cllr Scott Jones, Neath Port Talbot Council’s cabinet member for Streetscene, said: “We take fly-tipping extremely seriously as it damages the environment of our residents, and this case has shown how seriously the courts are taking the issue too. We will always take action against the illegal dumping of waste to protect our environment and help improve the look of our towns, valleys and villages.”
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