The Environment and Heritage Service took over responsibility for waste management from the district councils in December 2003. Information is not available prior to that date. Details on convictions, acquittals and associated fines for each district council area from late 2003 to date are set out in the following tables.
Council Convicted Acquitted Total 2003 Total fines (£) Convicted Acquitted Total 2004 Total fines (£) Antrim — — — — 1 — 1 100 Ards — — — — — — — — Armagh — — — — — — — — Ballymena 2 — 2 225 1 — 1 150 Ballymoney — — — — — — — — Banbridge — — — — — — — — Belfast — — — — 8 — 8 1,225 Carrickfergus — — — — — — — — Castlereagh — — — — — — — — Coleraine — — — — 3 — 3 400 Cookstown — — — — 1 — 1 500 Craigavon — — — — — — — — Derry 1 — 1 120 1 — 1 50 Down — — — — 2 — 2 5,450 Dungannon — — — — 1 — 1 100 Fermanagh — — — — — — — — Larne — — — — 2 1 3 2,425 Limavady — — — — — — — — Lisburn — — — — — — — — Magherafelt — — — — 1 — 1 1,500 Moyle — — — — — — — — Newry Mourne — — — — — — — — Newtownabbey — — — — 1 — 1 4,000 North Down — — — — — — — — Omagh — — — — 1 — 1 300 Strabane — — — — 1 — 1 3,000 Totals — — 3 345 — — 25 19,200
Council Convicted Acquitted Total 2005 Total fines (£) Convicted Acquitted Total 2006 Total fines (£) Antrim 4 — 4 4,850 9 — 9 9,750 Ards 1 — 1 450 8 2 10 21,300 Armagh 3 — 3 1,200 — — — — Ballymena 2 — 2 1,800 2 — 2 500 Ballymoney 7 — 7 4,250 12 — 12 6,450 Banbridge — — — — — — — — Belfast 5 — 5 30,000 8 — 8 7,900 Carrickfergus 1 — 1 1,400 — — — — Castlereagh — — — — 3 — 3 13,000 Coleraine 3 — 3 1,800 15 1 16 14,800 Cookstown 1 — 1 250 4 — 4 6,500 Craigavon — — — — 2 — 2 2,950 Derry 3 — 3 17,000 5 — 5 7,450 Down 2 — 2 1,100 — — — — Dungannon 5 — 5 2,650 4 7 11 13,850 Fermanagh 1 — 1 1,000 3 — 3 3,500 Larne 1 — 1 300 1 — 1 12,500 Limavady 3 — 3 5,620 5 — 5 4,600 Lisburn 7 — 7 7,850 7 — 7 10,500 Magherafelt 3 — 3 14,600 3 — 3 0 Moyle — — — — 3 — 3 3,500 Newry Mourne 3 — 3 1,600 2 — 2 1,400 Newtownabbey 1 — 1 4,500 1 — 1 0 North Down — — — — 1 — 1 1,000 Omagh 1 — 1 100 7 1 8 5,700 Strabane 3 — 3 6,850 7 — 7 11,000 Totals — — 60 109,170 — — 123 158,150
Incidents of illegal dumping investigated by Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) are set out for each district council area in the following table. Records on the clean-up costs of illegal dumping are not held either by district councils or EHS.
Council 2004 2005 2006 Antrim 76 60 65 Ards 93 92 99 Armargh 124 74 65 Ballymena 23 32 64 Ballymoney 13 18 8 Banbridge 24 42 41 Belfast 83 58 67 Carrickfergus 7 10 26 Castlereagh 7 24 31 Coleraine 21 29 33 Cookstown 22 44 45 Craigavon 50 83 106 Derry City 61 34 43 Down 124 75 98 Dungannon 68 76 93 Fermanagh 66 51 91 Larne 29 24 31 Limavady 18 46 36 Lisburn 66 96 68 Magherafelt 33 30 39 Moyle 14 19 26 Newry Mourne 62 90 72 Newtownabbey 50 50 51 North Down 16 34 16 Omagh 51 57 58 Strabane 25 80 39 Totals 1226 1328 1411