A man from Beswick who ran his own fly-tipping operation on an industrial scale has been sentenced at Manchester Magistrates Court.
Patrick Keenan was handed a 20-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, plus 200 hours of community service and a total penalty of £2,399.
Keenan, 23, collected domestic and industrial waste from addresses across Manchester for a fee, before illegally dumping it.
In April 2017, the council received an anonymous tip-off, informing them that a blue LDV van had been seen dumping household waste and industrial rubble in the Bradford area of Manchester.
Following further reports about the van an investigation was launched and a letter found with dumped waste showed that Keenan was the registered keeper of the vehicle, though he claimed he had sold the van before the offences were committed.
After being shown CCTV evidence at a later interview, Keenan admitted to his guilt and confessed he had not sold the van.
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