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The firm pleaded guilty to charges of failing to register with the Environment Agency as a producer of packaging waste and for neglecting to meet other environmental obligations between 1999 and 2006 at Southwark crown court.
Red Bull was also ordered to pay compensation of £6854 to the Environment Agency for unpaid registration fees.
Environment officer Helen Pavlou said regulations were in place to encourage a reduction in the amount of packaging used by businesses and to decrease the amount of waste that is sent to landfill.
She commented: "While it is encouraging that the Red Bull Company came to us when they realised their mistake, it is disappointing that there are still companies that are not compliant with this important legislation more than a decade after it was passed."
Earlier this week, it was reported how Middlesbrough-based waste disposal business UK Resource Management was fined a total of £15,000 and ordered to pay £4,750 prosecution costs for leaving hazardous waste residue in storage drums sent to a scrap yard.
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Red Bull fined for packaging waste neglect
A record £271,800 fine has been incurred by London-based soft drinks importer the Red Bull Company for failing to recover and recycle packaging waste.The firm pleaded guilty to charges of failing to register with the Environment Agency as a producer of packaging waste and for neglecting to meet other environmental obligations between 1999 and 2006 at Southwark crown court.
Red Bull was also ordered to pay compensation of £6854 to the Environment Agency for unpaid registration fees.
Environment officer Helen Pavlou said regulations were in place to encourage a reduction in the amount of packaging used by businesses and to decrease the amount of waste that is sent to landfill.
She commented: "While it is encouraging that the Red Bull Company came to us when they realised their mistake, it is disappointing that there are still companies that are not compliant with this important legislation more than a decade after it was passed."
Earlier this week, it was reported how Middlesbrough-based waste disposal business UK Resource Management was fined a total of £15,000 and ordered to pay £4,750 prosecution costs for leaving hazardous waste residue in storage drums sent to a scrap yard.
Quantum Risk Management are a leading Health and Safety Consultancy
Posted on 29/07/2009
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