A man who illegally buried more than 5,000 tonnes of waste on a farm has been fined and ordered to clear the site.
Ivor David John Powell, 65, was fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to burying 5,335 tonnes of the mixed waste at Lower Aston Farm, Claverley.
The Environment Agency, which brought the prosecution, said that the cost of legally disposing of the waste would have been more than £500,000.
Mitigating, Powell's solicitor told Wolverhampton Crown Court he had been naive and had no previous convictions.
The case was heard on April 19 and Powell of Lower Aston Farm, Claverley, was also ordered to pay £4,000 costs and a £100 victim surcharge.
The court has also told him to clear the site within three years.
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