A kebab house in Manchester’s Curry Mile has been fined £2,800 after operating without a waste contract.
The owners of Kabul Kebab House on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, were given the penalty at Manchester Magistrates’ Court after continuously failing to provide evidence that the takeaway’s waste was being effectively disposed of.
Following complaints form residents about commercial waste being littered on streets, officers from Manchester City Council visited a number of premises on Wilmslow Road in April this year to ensure that they had proper waste disposal contracts in place.
During their visit, officers questioned staff at Kabul Kebab House about their waste disposal arrangements, but reported that none could supply information about their procedures.
The council says that after officers returned to the takeaway at two later dates and received no information on either occasion, a legal notice was served to the owners, Saam (MCR) Ltd, requiring them to implement adequate waste arrangements.
Despite this notice, the council says, no evidence of waste disposal was given, and company representatives were given the opportunity to attend an interview under caution to explain their actions, but failed to attend.
Company representatives again failed to attend a hearing on 7 October, and the case was proven in their absence.
Saam (MCR) Ltd was fined £2,000, as well as being made to pay costs of £500, a victim of crime surcharge of £120 and a £180 criminal court charge.
Council ‘will not hesitate’ to prosecute businesses flouting waste laws
Councillor Nigel Murphy, Manchester City Council’s Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “Residents in Rusholme are justifiably angry about the problems caused by traders who allow their commercial waste to blight the neighbourhood.
“Our officers routinely patrol the area to make sure businesses comply with their legal requirement to have appropriate waste disposal arrangements in place, and we would like to reassure residents that we will not hesitate to prosecute businesses who flout the rules.”
Learn more about the government’s approach to waste duty of care.
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