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03.04.2024 - 18:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A recycling company has been hit with a huge fine after illegally exporting 10 shipping containers to Poland filled with 247 tonnes of waste.
Roydon Resource Recovery Ltd was prosecuted by the Environment Agency after an investigation found the waste was to be incinerated as fuel for financial gain - with no intention of recycling.
The illegal export, which was claimed to be clean plastics sorted from household waste, in fact contained a majority of plastics which were unsuitable for recycling. The waste was also heavily contaminated with other household items including electrical items, nappies and oil cannisters.
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The firm, which runs a recycling centre at Junction Eco Park in Swinton, has been ordered to pay nearly £870,000 in proceeds of crime confiscation, a fine and costs following a sentencing at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday, March 27.
The company’s director, Wilfred Sumner, was told to pay a further £10,000 after pleading guilty to the illegal export of waste and a disregard for proper management protocols.
Emma Viner, Enforcement and Investigations manager at Environment Agency, said: “The Environment Agency welcomes the outcome of this prosecution. Roydon Resource Recovery Ltd and Wildred Sumner showed a disregard for legislation in place to protect our environment and communities.
“Environment Agency officers work tirelessly to tackle this type of criminality and the outcome of this prosecution sends a strong message to those involved in waste crime. Through our investigations and our work under the Proceeds of Crime Act we will ensure that waste crime does not pay and that criminals will be brought to justice.
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