EPA reviewed landfill licence – without visiting site

A REVIEW of the Bottlehill landfill licence was conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over six months of this year – without any EPA officials actually visiting the site.

Bottlehill Environmental Alliance (BEA) said they were “very surprised” by the authority’s failure to physically inspect the site.

The review was initiated as part of the county council’s efforts to make up to 60 changes to the landfill’s licence, including removing the requirement to bale the waste before it’s transferred to the landfill.