Veolia fined £26,737 for failure to control odours

Veolia one of the bidders for the Leeds Waste contract was fined £26,737 in July 2009 by the Environment Agency for failing to control odours at a facility in High Wycombe despite the installation of an odour suppression system.

Stinks to high heaven says the Environment Agency press release..

The UK.s leading waste management provider was ordered to pay 26,737 yesterday (Monday, 20 July) for a breach of odour conditions.

Veolia was fined for a consistent breach in conditions at the High Heavens composting facility in High Wycombe between June and December 2006. Thames Water Services Limited operated the business at the time of the breaches, but Veolia took over management of the site and responsibility for the breaches in November 2007.

Thames Water Servicing Limited did use measures to try and manage the problem. These included adding a chemical enzyme to reduce the smell, not turning the compost ,removing the maturing compost and installing an odour suppression system around the site. However, none of these measures eradicated the smell.