Carlo Rea was ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service at Airdrie Sheriff Court
A businessman whose firm dumped waste illegally has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service.
Carlo Rea, from Lanarkshire, acted as an unlicensed waste carrier in 2011. His company, OTL Plant and Haulage Contractor, transported more than 5,000 tonnes of waste soils and stones to Dalziel Park in Motherwell for disposal.
However, no waste management licence or exemption was in force at the site. Rea was also charged with not registering his company as a licensed waste carrier.
He pled guilty and the sentence was handed down at Airdrie Sheriff Court. A representative from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency said: “The sentence highlights the seriousness of this act.”
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