Walsall Council has successfully prosecuted six individuals for littering in the borough.
All six perpetrators will now be required to pay substantial fines for improper disposal of waste. These cases were all adjudicated at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 24 March 2025.
“ It is appalling to witness both visitors to the borough and local residents showing such disrespect for our communities. Shame on you.
My message to perpetrators is clear: you will be caught and subsequently fined. This is the price you pay for your blatant disregard for our borough.
I am proud of the consistent success of these prosecutions and highly commend our dedicated community protection team for their relentless efforts in ensuring these cases are thoroughly pursued. We remain firm in our commitment to holding individuals accountable for their actions. “Councillor Garry Perry,
Leader of Walsall Council
Mr Nicholas Hathaway of Prospect Way, Bloxwich, deposited litter out of a car on Ross Road, Walsall, on 23 August 2024.
Hathaway was fined £220 for the offence, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £88, and associated costs of £180, bringing the total fine to £488.
Another Walsall resident, Ms Rubina Khan of Ford Street, threw litter out of a car and onto Kendricks Road on 20 September 2024.
Khan was fined £220 for littering, an £88 victim surcharge and other costs of £180. Khan now faces £488 total in fines.
Ms Janet Longmore of Silver Court, Brownhills, was another resident caught depositing litter out of a car, this time onto Pelsall High Street on 7 September 2024.
This careless act cost Longmore a £220 fine, £180 in costs and a £88 victim surcharge, bringing the total fines to £488.
In another incident on Pelsall High Street, an individual from outside the borough, Mr Myron Wallace of Bloomfield Road, Tipton, was caught littering on December 5, 2024.
Wallace was issued with £220 in fines, £226.22 in costs and a victim surcharge of £88, totalling a £584.22 total fine.
A Bilston resident, Mr Pairyk Okzecu of Great Bridge Road, dumped litter in Hawkswood Drive, Wednesbury on 11 October 2024.
If Okzecu only cared to dispose of the litter responsibly, it would have saved him the £449 fine he was ordered to pay. This included a £220 fine, £88 victim surcharge, and £141 in other costs.
Mr Abubaker Ashraf of Whitehaugh Road, Glasgow made an expensive trip down to Walsall when he dropped takeaway waste out of his car in Brace Street on 3 October 2024.
Ashraf was fined £220 for littering, an £88 victim surcharge of £88, and other costs of £276.59. Ashraf now faces £584.59 in total fines.