CCTV captured the moment the man and his passenger offloaded a broken pool table.
A man’s decision to offload a broken pool table at an op shop in Melbourne’s north has left him with a hefty fine.
CCTV captured the moment the man and his passenger stopped a Mitsubishi ute outside the Maribyrnong Road shop in Ascot Vale, before picking up the table and leaving it outside the Vinnies store.
The man was captured on CCTV again dropping off broken toys and assorted small items of furniture to the same shop, according to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA).
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The man appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on June 14 and was found guilty without conviction.
He was ordered to pay $1,100 for each offence, $568 to St Vincents and legal costs of $1,000.
“EPA has become involved in this because the offender deposited waste greater than 50 litres but less than 1000 litres, contrary to the act,” said EPA Compliance Programs Manager Zac Dornom said.
“Disposing of waste does carry a cost, so try not to create the waste in the first place and recycle it where you can but if it must be disposed of, it has to be done legally.”