More than 1,000 tonnes of sewage sludge was reportedly found stored in an uncovered stockpile at a landfill near Doncaster, prompting concerns from local Labour MPs and action by the Environment Agency (EA). The landfill’s operator, Tetron Finningley, has not responded to a request for comment from the BBC.
Lee Pitcher said in a Facebook post that he had been told the waste was being stored at the Finningley site, which is located at a former quarry.
Labour MPs said they were in contact with the EA, which confirmed on Thursday that it had “taken a series of actions” against the site’s operators after an inspection.
Mr Pitcher, MP for Doncaster East and Axholme Island, said EA officers responded on Tuesday after visiting the landfill on 9 October and “following up” on their findings.
He said the EA told him that approximately 1,000 tonnes of sewage sludge had been observed in open-air storage during the visit. The agency had also “confirmed concerns as to whether activities on site were being carried out in accordance with operational techniques and management arrangements as set out in approved documentation”.
Mr Pitcher said the EA had given the landfill operator until 10 November to resolve the issue.
He said he subsequently contacted the EA again about the “possibility of on-site disposal of asbestos and the air quality and environmental impacts this may have”.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk