A MAN who dumped rubbish on the street has been ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid community work by Bradford magistrates.

Nisar Ahmad, 33, was caught five times on CCTV cameras as he dumped the rubbish from a vehicle, the court was told yesterday.

The incidents occurred in the Barkerend area of Bradford.

Bradford Council said Ahmad’s punishment should serve as a “stark warning” to those who “blight” the community with fly-tipping.

Harjit Ryatt, prosecuting for Bradford Council, outlined the range of items that were dumped by Ahmad.

He said the rubbish consisted of wooden planks, carpets, a bath tub, cardboard and plastic packaging.

A Council officer showed magistrates the CCTV footage of Ahmad as he committed the offences, which took place in June and May last year.

Ahmad, of Gledhill Road, off Leeds Road, Bradford, pleaded guilty to two charges of depositing controlled waste from a vehicle.

Mr Ryatt said: “Fly-tipping causes a considerable issue for Bradford Council and residents.

“Not only is it an eyesore it causes pollution and could be a potential hazard.”

Shakil Ahmed, solicitor for Ahmad, said the offences happened after he moved to the area from Wakefield into a rented property.

There was a considerable amount of rubbish left in the garden by the previous tenants, the court was told.

He was informed by staff in a local office and other neighbours that there was a place nearby where he could get rid of the rubbish.

“He was told there was an area where people deposited their stuff and the Council collected it.

“He should have known better,” said Mr Ahmed.

Bench Chairman Peter McDermott told Amhad: “We have seen the video and we consider this to be a premeditated and deliberate offence.”

Mr McDermott also spoke of the frequency of fly-tipping incidents in the area.

He said: “This has become far too prevalent in this area.”

As well as receiving a 100-hour 12-month Community Service Order, Amhad was ordered to pay £901 costs and an £85 Victim Surcharge.

Following the case, a spokesman for Bradford Council said: “From the sentence imposed in this case it is clear that the courts take these offences very seriously indeed.

“We are determined to prosecute as many fly-tippers as we can and this case serves as a stark warning to those who prefer to blight our community rather than dispose of rubbish by the proper means.”

In recent months, Bradford Council has stepped up its efforts to crack down on the scourge of fly-tipping, with yesterday’s case being the latest of a string of prosecutions to be brought before the city’s magistrates to be punished.