A shopkeeper from Ravenscourt Park must pay more than £1,500 for fly-tipping .
Food waste, boxes and plastic and cardboard packaging were among the items dumped in Ravenscourt Avenue by Ali Ashrafy, owner of Saffron Supermarket.
He was handed a £500 fine, told to pay costs of £1,135 and pay a £50 surcharge.
The detritus was found by Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s environmental enforcement officers while they carried out routine inspections in Ravenscourt Avenue - close the business in King Street - on January 5 and 6 this year.
Fly-tipping in west London
“We won’t tolerate dumping of rubbish on our streets,” said Cllr Wesley Harcourt, the council’s cabinet member for environment, transport and residents’ services.
“We will do all we can to keep our streets tidy and to help us become the greenest borough in the country.
“We want local businesses to thrive, but that can’t come at the cost of local residents. This shopkeeper now has a hefty fine to pay, which could have been avoided.”
Ashrafy admitted depositing controlled waste on the public highway when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in October.
Business in the borough are legally required to have a contract with a licensed waste carrier to collect commercial waste, as it is not the duty of the council to clear it for free.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council offers a commercial waste and recycling service, which includes a curbside sack collection, or a bin collection service depending on the business requirements and location.
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