A waste transport company has been ordered to pay £68,500 in fines and costs after being prosecuted for a liquid cyanide leak from a lorry at an industrial estate in Heanor, Derbyshire.
J & G Environmental Ltd, based in Fareham, Hampshire, was fined £16,000 and directed to cover costs amounting to £52,500 during proceedings at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The company had previously pleaded guilty to causing an illegal water discharge.