15/07/2005 - The Environment
Agency has today, (Friday 15 July 2005) served
a Suspension Notice on Mid UK Recycling at
Station Road, Caythorpe, nr Grantham, Lincolnshire.
The action follows a large number of local
residents complaining to the Agency about
bad smells. The Notice prevents the further
deposit and storage of green waste at the
site.
Mid UK hold a waste management licence, issued
by the Environment Agency, to compost green
waste. During a site inspection by the Agency,
officers found that some aspects of the composting
operation did not comply with its licence,
so an Enforcement Notice was issued on 30
June 2005. The Notice required the operator
to comply with the conditions of the licence,
which included controlling odours produced
by the composting process.
After this Notice was issued, further complaints
were received from the public and investigated
by the Agency. The investigation showed that
operations on the site are still in breach
of the Notice, even though the operator has
taken some action to sort out the problem.
The Suspension Notice means that Mid UK will
not be able to accept or store any further
green waste until improvements have been carried
out so that the composting can be done without
causing problems with bad smells for local
people.
John Giles, Environment Agency Team Leader
said, "The Enforcement Notice gave the
operator adequate time to solve the problem,
but unfortunately they haven't done so. Issuing
the Suspension Notice will mean that the problems
are sorted out before Mid UK can start accepting
green waste again, helping to ensure that
local people don't have to put up with more
bad smells."
