Sutton Courtenay waste sites, Berkshire
Published 4 January 2012
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There are 2 waste sites at Sutton Courtenay that have environmental permits issued by the Environment Agency: a landfill, and a waste-composting facility. Both are operated by FCC Environment (formerly the Waste Recycling Group).
The Environment Agency makes sure that the site is operated in a way that does not cause harm to the environment or to human health. They are working with FCC Environment to make sure that the site keeps to the conditions in its environmental permit, which includes managing odours.
Latest update
The Environment Agency received lots of complaints from local residents about the smells from the waste-composting facility during summer 2012. The waste-composting facility turns organic waste into compost, and its environmental permit allows up to 75,000 tonnes per year.
FCC Environment has now been:
- minimising the need to agitate the decomposing material (which gives off a smell)
- trialling other methods of aeration
- updating working procedures to improve odour management
The Environment Agency has also asked FCC Environment to look at how they run the site, and to improve their odour management plan.
Community engagement
The Environment Agency held meetings of the Sutton Courtenay liaison committee in January and October 2012.
For details of these meetings, please email: christopher.mitchell@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Contact
For more information, please email christopher.mitchell@environment-agency.gov.uk.
If you have a complaint about the smell, please call the Environment Agency’s 24-hour Incident Hotline on 0800 80 70 60.
If you have questions about health issues, then please call the Thames Valley Health Protection Unit on 0845 279 9879 .