Mitchell Cooper jailed for asbestos fly-tip at Lee Drive, Romsey
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A MAN who fly-tipped 3.5 tonnes of asbestos and other waste in the Hampshire countryside has been jailed for 15 months.
Mitchell Cooper flouted environmental regulations by dumping a large green container full of asbestos, wood and car parts that spilled out and blocked Lee Drive, Romsey.
The road had to be closed for two days while council officers and a specialist waste disposal company dealt with the incident.
Appearing at Southampton Crown Court, Cooper was given an immediate custodial sentence.
Nick Adams-King, deputy leader of Test Valley Borough Council, said: “I’m very pleased Cooper has been given prison time for his selfish offences.
"Fly-tipping is an abhorrent crime but fly-tipping asbestos is particularly horrendous, given that it can be a dangerous substance.
"This road had to be closed for two days to allow specialists to clear this up, and the way in which this was fly-tipped in the first place reflects how little Cooper regards anyone else.
