A business which produces frozen vegetables for supermarkets has agreed to pay more than £23,000 for spreading waste sludge without permission.
The company, of Roth Hill Lane, Thorganby, York, has agreed to enter an Enforcement Undertaking which enables companies and individuals to make amends for their actions without incurring court costs. However, only four applications for spreading were made during this period, in which the agency decides if there is an agricultural benefit, before giving the go-ahead.The EA said a fee of between £760 and and £1,718 is charged for each application, which the firm avoided.
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