Albert Bartlett potato factory pollutes Norfolk river
Norfolk potato firm Albert Bartlett has agreed to donate £14,000 to a conservation charity after polluting a nearby stream during factory cleaning.
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Norfolk potato firm Albert Bartlett has agreed to donate £14,000 to a conservation charity after polluting a nearby stream during factory cleaning.
Norfolk potato company makes amends for polluting river Albert Bartlett and Sons allowed sludge to enter River Ant. From: 9 February 2021 The discharge of sludge into a stream during factory cleaning has led to a Norfolk potato producer handing £14,000 to charity. Albert Bartlett and Sons (Airdrie) Ltd allowed sludge resulting from routine weekend cleaning of its Worstead-based factory, to enter the channel and flow into the Smallburgh Stream in September 2019. Lack of monitoring meant the sludge was not detected and was pumped away, making its way through a network of tanks, to discharg...