On the 15th September 2009 at Navan District Court, Nurendale Limited, trading as Panda Waste Services, pleaded guilty to a charge brought by the Environmental Protection Agency in relation to an offence under Sections 39(1) and 39(9) of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 for a breach of its Waste Licence (Reg. No. W0140-02).
The Company admitted breaching a condition of its Licence by accepting a tonnage of waste that exceeded the maximum annual tonnage permitted.
On hearing details of the offences, Judge Fitzpatrick imposed a fine of €500 and awarded EPA costs of €5,897.
Nurendale Limited, trading as Panda Waste Services, was granted a Waste Licence (Reg. No. W0140-02) on the 1st April 2005 to carry out waste disposal activities in accordance with Class 11, 12 and 13 of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008 and also waste recovery activities in accordance with Class 2, 3, 4, 11 and 13 of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2008. This allows for the acceptance of up to 165,000 tonnes of waste per annum. The facility is situated at Rathdrinagh, Beauparc, Navan, Co. Meath.
This prosecution was taken following an audit carried out by an inspector from the Office of Environmental Enforcement on 27th February 2008.
