Nearby residents said they were forced to 'cancel social gatherings' and 'send children to stay with relatives' due to the stench
A Glasgow landfill site has been fined over £6000 for ‘offensive odours’ which local communities say forced them to cancel social gatherings and send children to stay with relatives over eight days last year.
In that time, SEPA officers substantiated offensive odours on five separate occasions with the source identified as the Paterson’s of Greenoakhill Ltd landfill. Pamela Armstrong, SEPA Greater Glasgow and Clyde unit manager, said: “We tried to work with Paterson’s of Greenoakhill Ltd to address the issues and secure compliance but were unsuccessful.“The eight-day period of odour the community had to deal with was significant and was due to a lack of reasonable care by the operator.
“We hope the £6,200 penalty imposed, plus payment of SEPA’s costs demonstrates SEPA’s commitment to take proportionate enforcement action when operators fail to comply with conditions of their permit to operate.”
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