A Teesside firm has been told to pay almost £26,000 after breaching its environmental permit and releasing "unregulated and smelly gases" into the air near its West Boldon plant.
The firm - BioConstruct New Energy Limited of Stockton - operates an anaerobic digestion plant in South Tyneside at Wardley Colliery. It was prosecuted by the Environment Agency for failing to abide by its permit, and then failing to comply with two enforcement notices.
The company pleaded guilty at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on February 28 - and was told to pay almost £26,000 in fines and court costs. It was fined £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000.
