And others have been warned they face similar action if they cut corners and blight neighbourhoods.
A report of fly-tipping on Cumberland Road was made to Middlesbrough Council’s Environmental Neighbourhood Safety Team last November.
When officers attended they found eight sealed black bags and a children’s toy box that had been dumped beside a commercial waste bin.
The bags contained clothing, household waste and kitchen utensils, along with correspondence helping to identify the perpetrator.
The man was also caught on camera arriving at the scene by car and trying to open the bin before leaving the bags on the ground nearby.
Steven Mount, of Valley Road, Middlesbrough was subsequently issued with an £800 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN), which would be reduced to £600 if paid within seven days.
When the FPN went unpaid, the 41-year-old was summoned to appear before Teesside Magistrates where he admitted the offence.
He was fined £120, and ordered to pay a £48 victim surcharge with costs of £601.50, making a total of £769.50.
Councillor Janet Thompson, Middlesbrough Council’s Executive member for Neighbourhoods, said: “There’s never any excuse for fly-tipping, and each and every one of us has a duty to look after our neighbourhoods and the wider environment.
“Our Environmental Neighbourhood Safety teams work really hard to keep our streets and back alleys clean and safe, but they can only do that with the public’s support.
“I hope a case like this will serve as a deterrent to others tempted to cut corners, and I’m grateful as ever to the courts for supporting our stance on behalf of law-abiding residents.”
