Cllr Boden, also the leader of Fenland District Council, said: “We face having a minimum of 122,858 tonnes of non-conforming waste in Saxon Pit.
“Of the borehole samples of that waste analysed by the Environment Agency, 86 per cent have been found to contain sufficient chemical contaminants to render them hazardous.
Chimneys at Saxon Pits which are likely to be demolished
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“The EA, without any consultation with local representatives, has clearly become inclined towards just leaving this hazardous waste in situ, capped in a manner which has not been fully disclosed to us.”
Two separate planning applications have brought the issue into focus.
Jan 21, 2021
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A county council report, published recently and summarising developments at the pit, says at the time work was halted it was to assess what remediation was needed.
Although the EA served an enforcement notice requiring the removal of the non-conforming waste, they later withdrew it whilst at the same time putting together evidence on the medium- and long-term stability of the pit face.
Town councillor Roy Gerstner, a long time campaigner against unlawful waste being brought to the Saxon Pits.
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Those inquiries, says the county council, confirmed that non-conforming waste had been put across a further five phases of the development.
Get rid of old Christmas lights in Offaly and help a great cause
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Once again, KMK Metals Recycling Ltd in Tullamore have teamed up with Tullamore’s Bridge Shopping Centre, Harbour Place Shopping Centre in Mullingar and Golden Island Shopping Centre in Athlone to give shoppers the opportunity to recycle old and broken Christmas lights for free.
Any money raised recycling the Christmas lights will be donated to the Midlands Simon Community.
Specially-designed trolleys have been placed in each of the three shopping centres making it simple for members of the public to drop off lights while out shopping. The trolleys will remain in place until the end of January giving people the opportunity to take down their festive decorations and recycle any indoor or outdoor Christmas lights that are no longer working.