15 Mar Essex wood waste site fined £12,000
A wood waste site in Nazeing has been fine £12,000 for running an illegal waste operation.
JSJ Wood Recycling Ltd, operating in Nazeing, Essex, and two directors have been ordered to pay over £12,000 in fines for treating wood waste without the correct authorisations from the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency was also awarded £10,000 in costs.
The former company directors Jenny Dodge and John Michael Parish appeared before Barkingside Magistrates Court last week and pleaded guilty to operating their wood recycling site unlawfully over a period of 8 months.
Under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, certain low-risk waste operations can be undertaken when an operator registers an exemption with the Environment Agency. Exemptions are limited to particular types and amounts of waste and methods of treatment. If an operator registers an exemption but then operates outside of its terms, he or she commits an offence.
The court heard how JSJ Wood Recycling Ltd received payments for illegally receiving waste wood on its site at Birchwood Industrial Estate.
Lead Officer in the case, Patrick Schneiders commented saying:
“Waste crime can undermine legitimate businesses, so we work closely with businesses to help them comply with the law. In cases like this where individuals consistently operate illegally, we have no hesitation in prosecuting them as we want to make sure that waste crime doesn’t pay.”
