Waste collector used pavement at his home as 'personal skip'

A MAN who was using the pavement outside his house as “his own personal skip” has been prosecuted by his local council and ordered to pay £2,100 in court.

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Daniel Morgan was running a waste removal business but was dumping the waste he was being paid to dispose of on the pavement outside his house.

Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) council said Morgan, of Sunnybank Street, Aberaman, Aberdare, would leave items on the pavement outside his terraced house for long periods of time, until they were protruding on to the road.

It said there appeared to be no limit on what Morgan would leave there - from piles of tyres and a sofa, to kitchen worktops and a door.

The council said Morgan, who was trading under the name Dan's Disposal Services, was "blighting the doorstep where he lived and having a huge detrimental effect on his neighbours and wider community".

The council first received a complaint about Morgan's actions in April 2024 and when enforcement officers visited, they discovered the items took up the full length of the property and made the pavement impassable.

They also found the items were stacked and likely to fall, creating a risk of injury to members of the public.

Morgan admitted the waste had come from the property and was advised it had to be removed immediately, and was reminded by council officers that no waste could be stored on the highway.