A probe has been launched into reports of a “foul smell” from a Tyneside waste plant.
The Environment Agency (EA) is investigating the source of a stench around the Wardley Biogas Plant at the Follingsby Park industrial estate. Jarrow MP Kate Osborne aired concerns about the smell on Monday, saying it was forcing nearby residents to stay indoors and could be detected as far away as Leam Lane and Felling.
In letters sent to the EA, Gateshead Council, and plant operators BioConstruct NewEnergy Ltd, the Labour MP warned that locals were “concerned about what they are breathing in”. Earlier this year, the company was fined for failing to control odours coming from the anaerobic digestion plant, which produces energy from food waste.
