A waste transport company has been ordered to pay £68,500 in fines and costs after...

Published: 3:48 am February 23, 2024
Updated: 11:43 am October 8, 2025
Waste Firm to Pay £68,500 for Liquid Cyanide Leak in Derbyshire

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.

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