Prison sentence for flytipping

Two professional flytippers, who together dumped almost 15,000 tonnes of rubbish in locations across south east England, have been given lengthy jail sentences.

Between January 2003 and June 2004 the two men dumped rubbish equivalent to 750 lorry loads on 15 different sites in Essex and London.

Patrick Anderson, 51, and James Kelleher, 40, pleaded guilty to dumping rubbish at the Inner London Crown Court.

After hearing the conclusion of a three-year investigation, the court’s judge sentenced the two men to 22 months and 14 months in jail respectively.

The Environment Agency’s Chief Executive, Paul Leinster, said the sentences send a strong and clear message to anyone tempted to make money by illegally dumping waste.