Stuart Allison 53, from Bearsden, was fined £750 and ordered to pay compensation of £1,900 to Glasgow City Council for the clean-up.

His employee Steven Hutton, aged 44, from Coatbridge was fined £750. Both had previously pled guilty to an environmental breach.

The procurator fiscal depute told the court that between 10 June and 2 August 2020 there was large scale dumping of unauthorised waste at Dalsetter Crescent, Glasgow. Dalsetter Crescent is a dead-end street within a Drumchapel business development site.

Glasgow City Council environmental health officers visited the site on 14 July 2020. They found a large quantity of tyres and household waste. They seized items of correspondence with names and addresses from the household waste.

Police attended three of the addresses and spoke with the householders. These witnesses all said that they had hired a ‘man with a van’ via Facebook.

Speaking after the sentencing, Fiona Caldwell, who leads on wildlife and environmental crime for the Crown Office, said: “Fly tipping causes the public real and legitimate concern. It is criminal behaviour which creates an eyesore and is costly to clear up and one that the local council must often carry.

“The deliberate and criminal actions of Stuart Allison and Steven Hutton show a clear disregard for the environment and undermines legitimate waste management companies.

“There is no excuse for illegal dumping of waste and, as with this case, where there is sufficient evidence of a crime and if it is appropriate and in the public interest to do so, we will prosecute.”