A SUBSIDIARY of One51, the investment company chaired by Philip Lynch, has been successfully prosecuted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for breaching its pollution control licence.
The EPA "is extremely concerned at the level of non-compliance" at Premier Proteins, a hazardous waste processor specialising in meat rendering, according to documents seen by this newspaper.
Last week, the company admitted that it had failed to control odours at its facility in Ballinasloe, Co Galway and had used alternative treatment options for gas emissions without seeking EPA approval. It was fined a total of €3,000 by Ballinasloe District Court.
The EPA has said it is considering taking further action against the firm, which is part of One51's environmental division, which has been identified for a potential stock market flotation worth an estimated €495m.
"The EPA conducted a number of unannounced odour assessments as late as (two weeks ago) which confirmed the presence of odours from the facility off-site," said a spokeswoman.
EPA documents catalogue a series of licence breaches over the past year at the plant including poor record-keeping and the malfunctioning of the thermal oxidiser, a crucial piece of odour reducing equipment.
Sunday Tribune
www.buckplanning.ie
No comments:
Post a Comment