Hornchurch fly-tipper fined £2,191 after bags traced

A Hornchurch resident has been ordered to pay £2,191 after dumped waste bags in Allendale Road were traced back by Havering Council’s environmental enforcement team.

Jelena Jermakovica, from Hornchurch, was prosecuted after council officers followed up a report of fly-tipping and found information inside the bags that linked the waste to her address.

£2,191 penalty at Barkingside Magistrates Court

The case was heard at Barkingside Magistrates Court, where Jermakovica did not attend and was prosecuted in her absence.

She was fined £440 and ordered to pay a £176 victim surcharge, along with £1,575 in costs. The total bill came to £2,191.

Havering Council said Jermakovica had ignored Fixed Penalty Notices, a statutory notice under section 108 of the Environment Act 1995, and several requests and invitations to assist with the investigation, echoing wider enforcement action in a Redbridge fly-tip case.

Waste bags traced from Allendale Road

Council officers began investigating after a report of dumped bags in Allendale Road, Hornchurch. Material found inside the waste provided the link that allowed enforcement staff to trace it back to Jermakovica’s address.

The case is part of Havering Council’s wider enforcement work against illegal dumping, which continues to be a recurring issue for residents and businesses across the borough. Similar enforcement cases have been reported elsewhere in London, including a recent Redbridge fly-tipping penalty linked to dumped garden waste.

Council says clean-up costs reach £1m a year

Helen Oakerbee, Havering’s Director of Planning and Public Protection, said the council would not tolerate illegal waste dumping and would take action against those responsible.

“Fly-tipping is a serious crime which negatively affects our residents, businesses and the local environment,” she said.

The council said fly-tipping leaves Havering with around £1 million in unnecessary clean-up costs each year, with council taxpayers picking up the bill. Residents are being urged to dispose of rubbish legally and, when using waste carriers, to check they hold the correct licence.

Havering Council also said residents should continue reporting fly-tipping to help keep the borough cleaner.

Source: London Borough of Havering