5 men convicted of offences in connection with an illegal waste site at Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, have had confiscation orders totalling £74,751.16
A Proceeds of Crime Award hearing led by the Environment Agency was concluded at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday 12th September.
Waste broker and dealer Robert Malone was fined £1,165.00 and received a confiscation order of £45,948.
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Daniel Lippitt, an operator who deposited waste at the site, received a confiscation order of £10,000.
Luke Woodward and Sonial Surpal, lorry drivers who deposited waste at the site, received confiscation orders of £1,111.61 and £16,511.55 respectively.
Site operative Nathan Jones received a confiscation order of £1,180.
12 people were found guilty in 2024 of waste crime charges relating to a site at Fen Lane, Long Bennington. Lorry-loads of shredded waste were regularly burnt on land close to people’s homes. 7 defendants received custodial sentences and 4 received suspended sentences, while at Friday’s hearing the remaining defendant was also fined.
In addition, last month transport company Fletcher Plant Limited were sentenced after being found guilty of failing their duty of care to establish that the site they delivered waste to was operating legally.
As the company received a confiscation order of £37,587.13, the overall Proceeds of Crime total secured by the Environment Agency now stands at £112,338.29. There is still more to come from key players in the case.
The Environment Agency will now bring a Proceeds of Crime Award hearing against the main offenders, family of 3 Paul, Judith and Joshua Canner, who ran the illegal waste site. This hearing will also include landowners Marc Greenfield,46, of Fosse Road, Brough and James Baggaley, 39, of Back Lane, Foston who have been ordered to remove the remaining waste from the site.
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Peter Stark, Environment Agency Enforcement Team Leader, said:
Proceeds of Crime Award money received by the Environment Agency from this case and others will be used to strengthen tools and teams who tackle waste criminals.
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Additional Information
Details of previous hearings:
18 October 2024: Nine imprisoned for operating illegal Lincolnshire waste site - GOV.UK
16 December 2024: Two more sentenced over large illegal waste site in Lincolnshire - GOV.UK
13 August 2025: Sheffield firm pays £167,587.13 for dumping waste in Lincolnshire - GOV.UK
Sentences issued to defendants on 18 October 2024:
Sentences issued to the landowners on 16 December 2024 at Nottingham Crown Court:
Sentence issued to the transport company on Friday 8 August 2025 at Nottingham Crown Court: