Blackpool Pleasure Beach fined for failing to recycle waste
15:21 - 12/03/2010
Blackpool Pleasure Beach fined for fa...
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Holdings) Ltd has been fined £6,000 for six offences relating to packaging waste that date back as far as 1997.
The leisure company was also ordered to pay out £2,631 in court costs and £9,130 in compensation after they were prosecuted by the Environment Agency for failing to recover and recycle packaging waste.
Businesses who do not meet the requirements of the Packaging Regulations can be fined up to £15,000 per year. The regulations are there to ensure that businesses take responsibility for the waste they produce by making them contribute towards recovery and recycling costs. The idea is that this will ultimately result in an overall reduction in packaging, increased recycling and a decrease in the amount of packaging waste dumped in landfill sites.
Companies that handle in excess of 50 tonnes of packaging waste and have a turnover greater than £2 million, such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach, are required to register with the Environment Agency and must demonstrate that they have recovered and recycled a percentage of the waste.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach had neglected to register with the Environment Agency as a producer of packaging waste and had failed to meet legislative requirements to recycle all such waste. The Environment Agency is now warning all businesses to check if the regulations apply to them and to ensure that they are not guilty of any breaches.
Claire Balmer from the Environment Agency said: “The regulations are in place to encourage a reduction in the amount of packaging used by business and to decrease the amount of waste that is sent to landfill. Although these regulations have been in force since 1997 many businesses still ignore or remain unaware of their responsibilities. We hope this case will highlight the need for other businesses to consider whether they are obligated under the Packaging Regulations.”
We offer an interactive online Environmental Awareness training course, which is 40-50 minutes in duration and can be completed by anyone with internet access. E-learning Account Manager, Pete Stock, explains: “It is really important these days that businesses are conscious of the environment and how their activities might be affecting it. They also need to ensure that they are aware of any relevant legislation so that they don’t get caught out and run the risk of hefty fines.
“Our e-learning training course looks at the ways that you and your organisation can ensure that environmental issues are addressed and procedures put in place. It covers legislation, “best practice” guidelines, land-filling and waste, and environmental policies and risk assessments. This is becoming an ever-more important subject to be well-versed in, and this is an extremely convenient and cost-effective way to ensure that you or your staff have the necessary knowledge.”
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The leisure company was also ordered to pay out £2,631 in court costs and £9,130 in compensation after they were prosecuted by the Environment Agency for failing to recover and recycle packaging waste.
Businesses who do not meet the requirements of the Packaging Regulations can be fined up to £15,000 per year. The regulations are there to ensure that businesses take responsibility for the waste they produce by making them contribute towards recovery and recycling costs. The idea is that this will ultimately result in an overall reduction in packaging, increased recycling and a decrease in the amount of packaging waste dumped in landfill sites.
Companies that handle in excess of 50 tonnes of packaging waste and have a turnover greater than £2 million, such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach, are required to register with the Environment Agency and must demonstrate that they have recovered and recycled a percentage of the waste.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach had neglected to register with the Environment Agency as a producer of packaging waste and had failed to meet legislative requirements to recycle all such waste. The Environment Agency is now warning all businesses to check if the regulations apply to them and to ensure that they are not guilty of any breaches.
Claire Balmer from the Environment Agency said: “The regulations are in place to encourage a reduction in the amount of packaging used by business and to decrease the amount of waste that is sent to landfill. Although these regulations have been in force since 1997 many businesses still ignore or remain unaware of their responsibilities. We hope this case will highlight the need for other businesses to consider whether they are obligated under the Packaging Regulations.”
We offer an interactive online Environmental Awareness training course, which is 40-50 minutes in duration and can be completed by anyone with internet access. E-learning Account Manager, Pete Stock, explains: “It is really important these days that businesses are conscious of the environment and how their activities might be affecting it. They also need to ensure that they are aware of any relevant legislation so that they don’t get caught out and run the risk of hefty fines.
“Our e-learning training course looks at the ways that you and your organisation can ensure that environmental issues are addressed and procedures put in place. It covers legislation, “best practice” guidelines, land-filling and waste, and environmental policies and risk assessments. This is becoming an ever-more important subject to be well-versed in, and this is an extremely convenient and cost-effective way to ensure that you or your staff have the necessary knowledge.”
For further information on any of our 40 e-learning titles, or to book a course, please call us today.
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