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The Environment Agency warned companies over their responsibilities after two Wincanton firms were ordered to pay £8,000 in fines and costs for tipping waste, including contaminated soil from an old gas works, at a local farm.
Hopkins Building Contractors and Hopkins Developments were prosecuted for transporting waste soil and stone, which was later found to be contaminated with cyanide and various metals.
Ian Percy, of the Environment Agency, said the defendants would have saved "a considerable amount of money" in landfill tax as a result of the offences.
"They could have avoided prosecution if they had spoken to the agency or Somerset County Council planners before starting work," he added.
Nuclear power plant Sellafield was recently issued with an enforcement notice by the Environment Agency, following a leak of radioactive liquid at the Cumbria site.
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Firms fined for importing waste onto farm
Businesses have been reminded they must apply for appropriate permission before importing waste.The Environment Agency warned companies over their responsibilities after two Wincanton firms were ordered to pay £8,000 in fines and costs for tipping waste, including contaminated soil from an old gas works, at a local farm.
Hopkins Building Contractors and Hopkins Developments were prosecuted for transporting waste soil and stone, which was later found to be contaminated with cyanide and various metals.
Ian Percy, of the Environment Agency, said the defendants would have saved "a considerable amount of money" in landfill tax as a result of the offences.
"They could have avoided prosecution if they had spoken to the agency or Somerset County Council planners before starting work," he added.
Nuclear power plant Sellafield was recently issued with an enforcement notice by the Environment Agency, following a leak of radioactive liquid at the Cumbria site.
Quantum Risk Management are a leading Health and Safety Consultancy
Posted on 18/08/2009
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