It's cleanup time for a Northampton County man accused of illegally dumping piles of construction waste in three counties earlier this year.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Michael Lee Stine, the operator of MS Recycling, located at 10143 Gravel Hill Road, Bangor, Lower Mount Bethel Township, to remove the materials and cease transporting trash.Stine also has had his trash transportation authorization revoked by the state, according to the DEP order issued Oct. 23.He has 30 days to appeal the order.The DEP said the illegal dumping took place at five properties in Carbon County, and one each in Schuylkill Countyand Lackawanna County.On Aug. 5, DEP received a complaint that demolition waste and other waste was being dumped and a shredder was on-site at the A Plus Powerwash in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County.That day, the DEP investigated the complaint and observed solid waste, which included construction and demolition waste dumped on the ground without a permit.The DEP witnessed vehicles marked with "MS Recycling" at the site.On Aug. 21, the DEP received complaints that piles of construction and debris waste were found at various locations in Carbon and Schuylkill counties.The DEP also found that nine loads of construction and demolition waste had been unlawfully disposed of at six sites.Of those, five were in Carbon County: Torco Supply Company Inc. in East Penn Township; Snyder Tire property on Route 443 in Lehighton; George A. Szacska property in East Penn Township; Raymond Hartman Jr. property in Franklin Township; and the Bowmanstown Borough Authority property.The other pile was dumped on property owned by J.D. Trucking Inc. of Kline Township, Schuylkill County.On Aug. 11, the DEP approved MS Recycling's application for a renewal of a waste transportation authorization.That authorization has since been revoked.Stine and MS Recycling were also ordered to immediately cease transporting municipal or residual waste, and to remove the dumped waste within 60 days of the order.