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| − | Viridor operates waste incinerators, amongst its other activities. In 2009 a former Viridor | + | Viridor operates waste incinerators, amongst its other activities. In 2009 a former employee at Viridor's Bolton incinerator, Patrick Sudlow (though he was not an employee while Viridor owned the incinerator), claimed that pollution monitoring records at the incinerator were falsified to cover up poor performance. An article in the South Wales Echo of May 6 reported: |
:Mr Sudlow’s claims emerged as Viridor’s controversial plans for an incinerator to burn 350,000 tonnes of waste a year in the Splott ward of the capital were being discussed today at the city council’s planning committee.<ref>David James, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/06/safety-fears-over-waste-firm-viridor-91466-23552423/ Safety fears over waste firm Viridor], South Wales Echo, May 6 2009, accessed Oct 25 2009</ref> | :Mr Sudlow’s claims emerged as Viridor’s controversial plans for an incinerator to burn 350,000 tonnes of waste a year in the Splott ward of the capital were being discussed today at the city council’s planning committee.<ref>David James, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/06/safety-fears-over-waste-firm-viridor-91466-23552423/ Safety fears over waste firm Viridor], South Wales Echo, May 6 2009, accessed Oct 25 2009</ref> | ||
According to the article, a spokesman for Viridor said the company had only taken over management of the facility, which disposes of waste in Greater Manchester, in the last month. He said the allegations “appear to be based on nothing more than individual perceptions from a disgruntled former employee”.<ref>David James, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/06/safety-fears-over-waste-firm-viridor-91466-23552423/ Safety fears over waste firm Viridor], South Wales Echo, May 6 2009, accessed Oct 25 2009</ref> | According to the article, a spokesman for Viridor said the company had only taken over management of the facility, which disposes of waste in Greater Manchester, in the last month. He said the allegations “appear to be based on nothing more than individual perceptions from a disgruntled former employee”.<ref>David James, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/06/safety-fears-over-waste-firm-viridor-91466-23552423/ Safety fears over waste firm Viridor], South Wales Echo, May 6 2009, accessed Oct 25 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | A letter from Dan Cooke, External Affairs Manager at Viridor, published in the South Wales Echo on May 8 2009 said: | ||
| + | :The site referred to in Bolton has been within Viridor’s ownership for just four weeks. Mr Sudlow left the site in March 2008, therefore was never an employee of Viridor and therefore his unfounded allegations concerning site safety and pollution-monitoring records do not relate to Viridor’s ownership or operation of the site.<ref>Dan Cooke, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/letters-to-the-editor/south-wales-echo-letters/2009/05/08/sadness-of-being-a-fan-of-cardiff-sports-today-91466-23570436/ Coverage was inaccurate], Letter to editor, South Wales Echol, 8 May 2009, accessed 25 Oct 2009</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 11:11, 25 October 2009
Viridor calls itself "one of the UK's leading resource and waste management companies".[1]
Viridor and South West Water are subsidiaries of the Pennon Group.[2]
Controversies
Viridor operates waste incinerators, amongst its other activities. In 2009 a former employee at Viridor's Bolton incinerator, Patrick Sudlow (though he was not an employee while Viridor owned the incinerator), claimed that pollution monitoring records at the incinerator were falsified to cover up poor performance. An article in the South Wales Echo of May 6 reported:
- Mr Sudlow’s claims emerged as Viridor’s controversial plans for an incinerator to burn 350,000 tonnes of waste a year in the Splott ward of the capital were being discussed today at the city council’s planning committee.[3]
According to the article, a spokesman for Viridor said the company had only taken over management of the facility, which disposes of waste in Greater Manchester, in the last month. He said the allegations “appear to be based on nothing more than individual perceptions from a disgruntled former employee”.[4]
A letter from Dan Cooke, External Affairs Manager at Viridor, published in the South Wales Echo on May 8 2009 said:
- The site referred to in Bolton has been within Viridor’s ownership for just four weeks. Mr Sudlow left the site in March 2008, therefore was never an employee of Viridor and therefore his unfounded allegations concerning site safety and pollution-monitoring records do not relate to Viridor’s ownership or operation of the site.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Welcome to Viridor, Viridor website, accessed 25 Oct 2009
- ↑ Welcome to the Pennon Group plc, Pennon Group website, accessed 25 Oct 2009
- ↑ David James, Safety fears over waste firm Viridor, South Wales Echo, May 6 2009, accessed Oct 25 2009
- ↑ David James, Safety fears over waste firm Viridor, South Wales Echo, May 6 2009, accessed Oct 25 2009
- ↑ Dan Cooke, Coverage was inaccurate, Letter to editor, South Wales Echol, 8 May 2009, accessed 25 Oct 2009
