Gary Doonin, Director of Doonin Plant Limited was today found guilty for the burying of hundreds of tonnes of waste at the former Woodened Colliery, Mill Road, Armadale in a manner likely to cause pollution of the environment or harm to human health.
Doonin and his company Doonin Plant Limited were found guilty at Livingston Sheriff Court of four separate offences under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Hundreds of tonnes of construction and demolition waste were kept under various depths of soil. The waste, kept, in this manner was likely to result in leachate, a harmful effluent. Leachate gives off a strong odour and if it is released or escapes into the water environment it can have a significant detrimental impact on aquatic life and the biodiversity of groundwater and local water courses. It can also be harmful to humans if it contaminates drinking water sources.
The case also involved the keeping of controlled waste on the Woodend Colliery site without any Waste Management Licence.
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