Chemical waste leak costs Lanstar £78,000

Print Version

Waste treatment company Lanstar has been fined £30,000 with costs of £47,560 after an ageing tank leaked waste including creosote at its Cadishead site. Lanstar contested the case, claiming that the creosote was a saleable product and therefore not "waste" - despite it having been mixed with other wastes and abandoned for several years.

The full text of this article is only available to current registered subscribers and free trialists.

Subscribe for full access

or Sign up for a free trial subscription.

Already subscribe but don't have a password?
Activate your web account here.

Environment Jobs

Search for Environment Jobs
Jobs RSS
Sign up for free email news bulletins
Subscribe to get full access to the ENDS Report
Register for a free trial to the ENDS Report
Haymarket Haymarket Media © 2012