Derbyshire company fined £15,000 for burning waste

On 8 November  2007, Derwent Fencing Limited of Hilton, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty at South Derbyshire Magistrates Court to three charges of keeping, treating and disposing waste without a licence. 

The charge was brought by the Environment Agency under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Derwent Fencing Limited was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,872.57. 

For the Environment Agency, Claire Andrews told the court that on 4 February 20... (212 more words)

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