Environment Agency
call on companies who handle waste to check
they have the correct permits - The Environment
Agency is calling on all companies who handle
waste to check that they have the correct
environmental permits in place to operate
legally.
The call comes after
a Barrow based operator pleaded guilty,
and was fined, for operating a waste transfer
station without the necessary permits in
place.
Those who handle waste
as part of their business must have an environmental
permit which places conditions on the business
about the amount and types of waste they
can accept. It also states the provisions
which the site should have in place to ensure
that ground and local water courses are
protected from potential contamination.
Barry Davies, was fined
£2,000 for operating a non regulated
facility and order to pay £2865.16
costs.
The Environment Agency
carried out an inspection of Mr Davies van
in November 2008 in a joint operation with
Barrow Borough Council and Cumbria Constabulary.
During the inspection Mr Davies admitted
he uses his vans to collect and carry waste
including bathrooms, kitchen units and general
waste from house clearances, which he then
stores on a yard. The waste was then held
until it was financial viable for it to
be sold to a licensed site for disposal.
By not holding the correct permit to store
waste, he had a financial advantage over
other operators.
Matt Crump, Environment
Manager at the Environment Agency said,
“The environmental permitting regulations
are in place to protect people and the environment
from activities which could cause harm.
Anyone who handles waste as part of their
business, should seek advice from the Environment
Agency if they are unsure of what permits
they need. This will help them to stay on
the right side of the law, and ensure that
all businesses are operating from a level
playing field.”
For more information
on environmental permitting please visit
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/permitting/default.aspx.
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Note to Editors
Charges
1. That on or before
10 November 2008 at premises known as land
at the back of Longway and Sandgate Public
House, Salthouse Road, Barrow, you did contravene
Regulation 38(1)(a) of the Environmental
Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations
2007 in that you operated a regulated facility
except under and to the extent authorised
by an environmental permit contrary to Regulation
12 of the Environmental Permitting (England
& Wales) Regulations 2007.
