A man from Northern Ireland has been convicted for breaches of waste management legislation.

James Henry Green from Millisle, was sentenced to 180 hours' community service at Downpatrick Crown Court.

On various dates between June 2013 and February 2015, officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) visited a site adjacent to 37a Ballyblack Road, Newtownards, where they found End of Life Vehicles (ELVs), some of which were undepolluted, still with batteries attached and oil and fluids in their engines.

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Officers also observed that ELV's were being broken for parts and that various engines were sitting around the site. Other waste observed included large amounts of various types of scrap metal being stored, outer casing of washing machines, vehicle exhausts, electrical cabling and wiring, construction and demolition type waste that included red bricks and wood, large number of vehicle tyres and baled plastics.

(CD/MH)