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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Stink not only from tip, say landfill operators
The operators of the Fleetwood landfill site at the centre of thousands of complaints over stinking emissions have said the site played "only a small role" in the overall odour profile of the area. Transwaste announced last week it had commissioned an independent monitoring company to analyse the levels and sources of odours in and around the site. The company said the first results showed that odour levels were low at that time and appeared to originate from a number of sources. But campaigner Dr Barbara Kneale said: "There were no complaints before Transwaste reopened the landfill site. There have been thousands of complaints since – that tells you everything you need to know." Transwaste said results showed that during the week commencing 12 May, a total of 172 odour tests were carried out across key locations in Fleetwood. Out of these, 151 tests showed no detectable landfill-related odour, and only 21 detections were attributed to landfill or mixed sources - the majority of which were recorded in areas of low sensitivity, such as the landfill compound and its immediate surroundings. While 11 detections occurred in high-sensitivity locations - including Springfield Terrace, Cala Gran, Broadwater Entrance, and Browns Lane - the tests showed those events were intermittent, of low intensity, and influenced largely by prevailing wind conditions, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The landfill operators said the findings supported the view that occasional landfill-related odours were now more localised and limited in impact. But Dr Kneale, a member of campaign group Action Against Jameson Road Landfill, said: "Transwaste are insulting our intelligence. "There is a real difference between the smell of sewage and the chemical, rotting eggs smell of the landfill. "People are having to put up with this vile odour – like someone throwing a huge stinkbomb in your garden – on a regular basis. "And it is affecting people's health and wellbeing. This site just needs to be closed down once and for all." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. 'Stinky tip still making me very sick', says resident 'Rotten eggs' landfill site meets safety standards Landfill work has not stopped stink, residents say
BBC News
23-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Stink not only from Fleetwood tip, say landfill operators Transwaste
The operators of the Fleetwood landfill site at the centre of thousands of complaints over stinking emissions have said the site played "only a small role" in the overall odour profile of the announced last week it had commissioned an independent monitoring company to analyse the levels and sources of odours in and around the company said the first results showed that odour levels were low at that time and appeared to originate from a number of campaigner Dr Barbara Kneale said: "There were no complaints before Transwaste reopened the landfill site. There have been thousands of complaints since – that tells you everything you need to know." Transwaste said results showed that during the week commencing 12 May, a total of 172 odour tests were carried out across key locations in of these, 151 tests showed no detectable landfill-related odour, and only 21 detections were attributed to landfill or mixed sources - the majority of which were recorded in areas of low sensitivity, such as the landfill compound and its immediate surroundings. 'Garden stinkbomb' While 11 detections occurred in high-sensitivity locations - including Springfield Terrace, Cala Gran, Broadwater Entrance, and Browns Lane - the tests showed those events were intermittent, of low intensity, and influenced largely by prevailing wind conditions, the Local Democracy Reporting Service landfill operators said the findings supported the view that occasional landfill-related odours were now more localised and limited in impact. But Dr Kneale, a member of campaign group Action Against Jameson Road Landfill, said: "Transwaste are insulting our intelligence."There is a real difference between the smell of sewage and the chemical, rotting eggs smell of the landfill."People are having to put up with this vile odour – like someone throwing a huge stinkbomb in your garden – on a regular basis."And it is affecting people's health and wellbeing. This site just needs to be closed down once and for all." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Fleetwood 'rotten eggs' landfill site meets safety standards
A landfill site that prompted thousands of complaints about the smell of "rotten eggs" falls within safety standards, a report has Environment Agency has released the findings of the latest monitoring period from May last year to March for the Jameson Road site in Fleetwood, confirmed levels of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide and methane were all within World Health Organization safety operators Transwaste said it hoped the findings would be "reassuring news for local residents". Some residents had told the BBC that gas emanating from the site was causing breathing difficulties, while the foul odour was making their lives a row over the smell coming from the tip led to Transwaste's licence being suspended in March after the EA told the operator it had failed to take "appropriate measures to collect and manage landfill gas". The ban was lifted in April after the operator took the necessary EA's monitoring programme included continuous and targeted testing for a wide range of chemical substances known to be linked to landfill report indicated that the air quality at the monitoring site was "within guideline values".A spokesman for Transwaste said: "The monitoring results show that all levels are well below WHO and UK advisory and regulatory safety levels. "We take our environmental responsibilities seriously. These findings reflect the hard work of our team and our ongoing investment in technologies and processes that protect both people and the planet." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Fleetwood: 'Our dream retirement is ruined by landfill site smell'
A couple who switched English coastlines for their dream retirement have said it is being ruined by a "terrible smell" coming from a nearby landfill site and they are forced to move out when it becomes Durn, 73, said the stench from the Transwaste site on Jameson Road in Fleetwood was "a living nightmare", while his partner, Christine Butterworth, 83, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), said there were days when she "just can't breathe".The couple moved to Fleetwood from Scarborough 15 years residents in the town have complained about a rotten egg smell since February 2024 but operator Transwaste said it was dealing with the problem. Ms Butterworth said: "I should have my windows open to help my condition but I can't."She said the smell from the site a mile-and-a-half away was "more chemical than organic". Mr Durn said the stink was all encompassing, and described its onset "as if a valve is released", adding: "It just hits you suddenly." 'Dizzy spells' Ms Butterworth said on one occasion she was on her way to the hairdressers when the smell filled the air. "It literally takes your breath away," she said. "I was talking about it in the hairdressers and one of the girls who works there said the same thing had happened to her."The 83-year-old said it made her cough repeatedly as well as causing headaches and dizzy things get too bad the couple escape over the Pennines to their former flat in Scarborough where their son both said: "It shouldn't have to be this way." Mr Durn, who worked for British Gas for 30 years, said: "If people took a sample and put it in a chromatagraph we might know what it is."Transwaste said it had stopped waste deliveries and was working to cap a section of the site "with a thick layer of clay in order to completely seal it". "We will then install 11 deep gas wells to maximise gas extraction from the cell and resolve the odour issue," it added. The Environment Agency (EA) said it had received 1,125 complaints in February compared to 270 in January and 21 in Neville, of the EA, said: "We understand the community's ongoing concerns around odours from the landfill site and we continue with our increased regulatory response. "This includes daily odour checks and regular site inspections."The EA had advised Transwaste, to voluntarily stop accepting landfill waste while it carries out further work to control the added: "We will take appropriate enforcement action if we do not see improvements." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
The Independent
08-02-2025
- General
- The Independent
Locals suffer nose bleeds and vomiting from ‘toxic' stench
A 'toxic stench' from a landfill that left locals with nose bleeds is being blamed on Storm Eowyn. The storm ripped off some capping at the Jameson Road, Fleetwood site, unleashing the odour, Transwaste said. The company said the smell should disappear once repairs were complete. However, an MP said locals had been putting up with the awful stench for a year now, with some experiencing vomiting, nose bleeds and breathing problems due to the foul smell. Labour MP Lorraine Beavers told the Commons on Thursday that the landfill had been emitting the stench — described by residents as a 'rotten egg smell' — since February 2024. Transwaste said the original odour problem was caused by installing new equipment when it took over the site in 2023. That released a 'temporary odour' as old waste was disturbed after six years, but the gas capture infrastructure and new capping solved the odour problem, the firm said. 'Unfortunately, during the record-breaking winds of Storm Eowyn, the capping was ripped off, allowing odour to escape. 'We have been working to repair and restore the capping and we expect this to be completed within the next few days when we anticipate things will return to pre-Christmas conditions with no odours.' The Environment Agency expects the odour issues to reduce within the next seven days, environment minister Mary Creagh had told the Commons. At environment, food and rural affairs questions, Ms Beavers said: 'The people of Fleetwood and Thornton and beyond have suffered from toxic stenches for the last 12 months. 'Last night was extremely unpleasant, with residents reporting nose bleeds, breathing problems, headaches and vomiting this morning. 'The stench is because of the mismanagement of the local Jameson Road landfill site. Despite multiple interventions by the Environment Agency, including the six-week closure, the smell is now as bad as ever, if not worse. 'What can the government do to ensure the Environment Agency have much stronger powers to deal with landfill sites that bring daily misery to residents, like those living in my constituency of Blackpool North and Fleetwood?' Ms Creagh replied: 'My heart goes out to her constituents who are clearly suffering terrible public health consequences from the stink at the site. 'There is an ongoing investigation into the cause of odour issues that have impacted the community in Fleetwood, and it escalated in January '24. 'The Environment Agency have told me they expect odour issues to reduce within the next seven days. Should this not occur they will consider any and all appropriate regulatory intervention to reduce the impact on the community.' The Environment Agency said Transwaste Recycling and Aggregates took over the landfill site at Jameson Road in late 2023. Transwaste said the Environment Agency regulates it with unannounced visits, drone flyovers and odour monitoring. The firm said a UK Health Security Agency representative deemed the levels of landfill gas at the site 'very low' and 'well below the level to cause any health effects' in September.
