Man fined for dumping 300kg of waste in parks

A man, who was employed via Airtasker to dispose of household rubbish, has been fined $4000 by illegally dumping around 300kg of waste in Bass Hill and the Royal National Park.

Some of the items dumped at Wallshaw Park, Bass Hill.

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Authorities are coming down hard on illegal dumpers, with a man fined $4000 for dumping household waste at a park in Bass Hill and at Audley in the Royal National Park.

Canterbury Bankstown Council said a 25-year-old man from East Hills was fined by the Sydney Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Squad.

The man was paid through Airtasker on May 17 to remove waste from someone’s property — instead he dumped 100kg of household waste at the Royal National Park, Audley.

A day later he took on a similar job and dumped about 200kg of waste, including a mattress, some furniture, cardboard and household items, at Wallshaw Park, Bass Hill.

A man employed via Airtasker has been fined $4000 for illegal dumping of items, including this lot of rubbish at the Royal National Park, Audley.

A council spokeswoman said the waste dumped at the Royal National Park, was from Cronulla, and the waste dumped at Bass Hill came from Newington.

The man had told RID Squad investigators he had got the jobs through Airtasker.

“Inquiries were made with Airtasker, who worked very closely with officers regarding this transaction and those involved,” the council spokeswoman said.

“After investigations wrapped up, the illegal dumper copped a $2000 fine for having the waste transported to an unlawful waste facility, and a further $2000 for the waste being dumped.”

A mattress dumped by the man at Wallshaw Park, Bass Hill.

To date, more than 2200 incidents of illegal dumping in the region have been investigated by the RID Squad which has issued more than $40,000 in fines.

The council’s successful #EyesOnIt anti-dumping campaign has had 660 dumpings investigated in just two weeks.

Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour praised Airtasker and the RID Squad for their work, saying illegal dumpers will be pursued.

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“This dumper thought he was being smart, but he was wrong,” Councillor Asfour said.

“It just proves my point that we need the efforts of the whole community to address the issue of illegal dumping, including companies and organisations who have a social and ethical responsibility to protect the environment.”

Sydney RID Squad’s investigation team is supported by the NSW Environment Protection Authority with funding from the waste levy.