A man has been ordered to pay £2,000 for illegally dumping rubbish in Iver after becoming “frustrated” when he arrived at a rubbish dump only to find it was closed.

Adheel Hussain, 33, of Mirador Crescent in Slough pleaded guilty to one charge of illegally dumping waste in August 2016 at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on January 4.

The court heard that a Bucks County Council officer found cardboard and polystyrene dumped in a ditch in Billet lane with Mr Hussain’s details amongst the rubbish.

Mr Hussain admitted he had dumped the rubbish out of frustration when he arrived at the household recycling centre at Chalvey, Slough and found it has closed.

He was fined £1,000 and was ordered to pay full clean-up and prosecution costs of £1,000 along with a victim surcharge.

Chairman of the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire, Sir Beville Stanier, said: “Rather than returning home with his rubbish when he found the household waste and recycling centre closed, this man decided to drive into the countryside and dump his waste at the roadside.

“The judgement handed down by the magistrates reflects the strong feeling in the community about this kind of behaviour."

Anyone seen dumping waste illegally can be reported online or via the illegal dumping reporting hotline 0845 330 1856.