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A fly-tipper who was arrested at passport control was give a fine of more than £2,200.
Ramunas Kascinevicius, of Brook Road, Northfleet, near Gravesend, was prosecuted by Dartford council after twice dumping rubbish at a recyling point near Southfleet on the same day.
He was stopped at Luton airport attempting to leave the country.
During the hearing at Medway Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 11, Kascinevicius received £2226 in fines.
Dartford council's enforcement team said: "We are actively tackling fly-tipping and ongoing investigations and prosecutions are very much part this work.
"Fly-tipping and dumped rubbish of any kind is totally unacceptable, but hopefully these fines go some way towards covering the costs for clearing the waste.
"Otherwise its tax players who ultimately end up paying the removal bill.”
Leader of the council, Cllr Jeremy Kite, added: "This is a great result for the council. The very small minority of people who do fly-tip do so at a cost to the entire local community as well as the negative impact it has on the environment. Our Enforcement team will continue to work hard to crack down on the offenders.”
