Two companies that caused misery for residents when litter and smells escaped from Blaydon Landfill in Gateshead have been sentenced.

Octagon Green Solutions Ltd and director Kevin John Wanless, 50, of Lead Road, Blaydon, Gateshead, and Recyclogical Ltd of Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, all appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday 21 March.

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