Packaging firm fined for environmental breach Richard Stuart-Turner Friday, February 5, 2021
Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has been fined over £17,500 for operating without an Environmental Permit and allowing harmful emissions to be released into the local environment.
Arrow Film Converters predominantly serves clients in the food packaging industry. Image: Google Maps
The Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire-based business largely serves clients in the food packaging industry.
Wakefield Council said that the company’s failure at the time to install an abatement plant capable of reducing emissions by up to 90% meant that in excess of 270 tonnes of organic solvent was being released directly into the atmosphere.