A man had to face court again after failing to clear the waste he'd flytipped on farmland near Newton Abbot.
Vitor Da Silva, 54, of Barton Road, Torquay, was given a conditional discharge for 12 months by Plymouth Magistrates last February.
He had pleaded guilty to dumping waste without an environmental permit between January 2019 and August 2020.
The field at the junction between Downaway Lane and St Marychurch Road in Daccombe was littered with vehicles, furniture, white goods and gas bottles.
The conditional discharge given to him would be breached if he failed to clear the site by the end of May 2022 - and he was told to provide proof that the rubbish had been properly transferred to a legitimate site permitted to accept such waste.
On Wednesday, September 14 Da Silva appeared before magistrates for contempt after he failed to clear the waste by the deadline. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £80 costs after showing evidence that he has now cleared the waste.
Phil Butterworth of the Environment Agency said: "Da Silva had been given ample time to dispose of the waste to a properly licensed site. Sadly, he chose to ignore his responsibilities.
"Unfortunately, anyone who used Da Silva’s services would have also failed in their duty of care to ensure a waste carrier has an environmental permit. By having proof that a person is licensed to remove waste, you can be sure your rubbish is properly disposed of."
At February’s hearing, Da Silva was also ordered to pay costs of £500 plus a £22 victim surcharge.
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