27/01/2005 - On Thursday
27 January 2005, Environment Agency officers
will be helping invited members of the public
understand how large-scale composting is
regulated in an awareness day at J Moody
Limited, Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, along
with management from the company and the
Composting Association.
The site plays an important part in recycling
green waste in the Midlands, which reduces
the amount of biodegradable waste going
into landfills and helps the Government
meet European recycling targets. The process
produces compost, which can be used to improve
soil.
Two hundred and fifty local householders
have been invited to the awareness day.
The Composting Association staff will give
a brief summary of the science of composting
processes and company staff will describe
their engineering works and odour-control
measures. Our officers will talk about how
we regulate site operations and answer queries
about site licence conditions and the frequency
of inspections.
Roger Grainger, Team Leader for the Cannock/Stafford
team, says: "This is a good opportunity
for members of the public to understand
the complexities of large-scale composting
operations and the measures taken to prevent
local nuisance.
"Composting is an important tool for
the country to meet strict recycling targets
and we all hope that best operational practices
can prevent unnecessary wastes entering
landfill and eliminate or minimise, off-site
odours."
