Darren Mills charged to collect people's waste then dumped it yards from where children played.
A fly-tipper dumped "vanload after vanload" of rubbish on a 60-tonne pile to make a "quick grubby buck".He then tipped it opposite a children's day nursery in Middlesbrough.
Mills was spotted adding to the mountains of rubbish on the council-owned site as he dumped fridges, mattresses, gas canisters, sofas, tyres and large bags between April and December 2021. The piles of rubbish at the site meant nearby residents had problems with rats, flies and smells, theIt cost more than £14,000 for the council to clear up the mess, using a specialist company to deal with the hazardous chemicals in the fridges and gas bottles.Buildings on the site were filled with rubbish by fly-tippers and set on fire
However, he admitted three charges of dumping controlled waste and operating a regulated facility without an environmental permit and disposing of hazardous waste.Tom Bennett, defending, said: "He accepts he was certainly a large contributor to [the mess].
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