A man who owns a skip hiring business said he missed Environment Agency (EA) warnings about overflowing waste at his premises because “he doesn’t do emails”.
Roy Brett, 66, pleaded guilty to four offences including keeping controlled waste in a manner likely to cause pollution to the environment or harm to human health.
His company RJ Brett Contracts Ltd, based at Lanham Green Lane, near Braintree, Essex, was charged with four offences including running the site without a permit and failing to comply with a notice to clear the yard.
Brett, of Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, will be sentenced on 15 May at Colchester Magistrates’ Court alongside his company RJ Brett Contracts Ltd.
