newsFailures at waste and recycling centre
A COMPANY that operates several household waste and recycling centres in Wales has been fined for failing to protect workers and members of the public.
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newsJail terms for men who ran waste warehouse
ROUTINE COMPLAINTS about flies in a seaside town unearthed a vast cavern of illegally-stored waste.
newsWaste industry safety culture in good health
THE RESULTS of a recent independent study conducted for the Environmental Services Association (ESA) found that 87% of people working in the recycling and waste industry report feeling safe at work.
newsConviction for illegal asbestos site
PDM INDUSTRIES has been handed fines and costs totalling £60,046 and its director, Peter Marquis, received a 42-week prison sentence (suspended for 18 months) and 200 hours of unpaid community work for his involvement in the offences.
newsProperty company prosecuted by Environement Agency
THE ENVIRONMENT Agency has successfully prosecuted a Birmingham company for failing to clear around 4,000 tonnes of waste from land near Fradley in Staffordshire.
newsWorker suffers serious burns at recycling plant
A WORKER suffered burns to his face and body after the crowbar he was using came into contact with a live electrical conductor.
newsWaste firm prosecuted for liquid cyanide leak
THE ENVIRONMENT Agency has successfully prosecuted a waste transport company for causing liquid cyanide to leak from a lorry at an industrial estate in Heanor, Derbyshire.
newsWaste boss fined for obstructing site checks
THE OWNER of a waste treatment plant in Barking barred environment inspectors from entering the site unless they handed over thousands of pounds in bogus fees.
newsBusinessman ordered to pay for waste offences
A BRIDGWATER waste business director’s company took in excess waste, then failed to have it removed after being told to do so by the Environment Agency.
newsWaste criminal given 18-month custodial sentence
A MAN from Faversham was finally caught and arrested after absconding when he was found guilty of running an illegal waste operation in 2019.
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