A poultry company has been fined almost £5000 for incorrectly
disposing of spent fluorescent light tubes at one of its chicken
processing plants in Wiltshire.
The Faccenda Group
admitted breaches of the Environmental Protection Act at Lyneham
Farm, Uppertown, near Chippenham, during a hearing (18 November)
before
Chippenham magistrates.
The court heard that in April 2008 a routine visit to the
poultry unit by
Environment Agency inspectors found that hazardous waste was
being bought from other sites and incorrectly stored.
A further inspection in October showed that the waste, including
fluorescent light tubes, was still being stored, mixed with other
waste and then taken to a waste transfer site.
Paula Sage, prosecuting for the Environment Agency, told the
court: "The defendant company consistently failed to comply with
the advice given to it by the Environment Agency and tried to
dispose of hazardous waste despite being warned on previous
occasions about the illegal mixing, storing and transportation of
hazardous wastes."
Faccenda was fined £2500 with £2458 costs.
