It just kept mounting up
The black bags built up in the garden(Image: Bristol City Council)
A Bristol resident who repeatedly left piles of black bin bags in their garden has been ordered to pay a fine and clear the waste.
Magistrates ordered Jason Everett to pay £752 after he ignored requests to remove household waste from the garden of his council home.
On March 3, 2025, the Neighbourhood Enforcement Team at Bristol City Council was notified of a large pile of discarded black bin bags containing household waste in the garden of a property in Southmead. The bags extended from the front garden to the rear of the property, preventing safe access.
Everett was found guilty on February 2 of failing to comply with a Community Protection Notice (CPN) and fined £180, ordered to pay costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £72. Magistrates also granted a remedial order, which requires the defendant to pay the cost of removing the waste.
Councillor Stephen Williams, Chair of the Public Health and Communities Committee, said: “When household waste is left to build up, it affects neighbours, can attract pests and is detrimental to our communities. Where engagement and warnings are ignored, the council will use the full range of powers available to put things right and prevent repeat problems.
“We are grateful to our city’s residents who do take responsibility for their waste and make use of their household waste and recycling collections, use any of Bristol’s three reuse and recycling centres or arrange a bulky waste collection via the council.
“If residents have concerns about rubbish being left to pile up outside a property or waste that has been illegally dumped, these should be reported to us so we can investigate and take action.”
Over recent years, Everett has been issued with multiple Enforcement Notices including Community Protection Notices in 2020, 2022, and 2023, Public Health and Environmental Health Notices in 2021 and 2023, and a Fixed Penalty Notice in September 2020, which was not paid. On two occasions, waste at the property had to be cleared by Bristol Waste Company and the Community Payback Team after the tenant failed to take action.
All of Bristol’s three household reuse and recycling centres are free for residents to use. Visits can be booked as little as one hour ahead of your visit or up to two weeks in advance, as long as slots are available. The council also offers a bulky waste collection service and there are reliable and licensed charities that will collect some bulky items for free if they can be reused.
Bristol City Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement Team work across the city to address anti-social behaviour, environmental crime and noise nuisance. Information on how to report anti-social behaviour can be found on Bristol City Council’s website.
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