Red Industries respond to the #StopTheStink protest march
The full statement from the Walleys Quarry Landfill operator following the protest outside their Head Office
Last updated 27th Apr 2021
On 26th April 2021 hundreds joined the protest to #StopTheStink which is plaguing the lives of thousands of people across North Staffordshire.
Hundreds joined the protest which marched from outside the Walleys Quarry landfill site in Silverdale, which is blamed for the worsening bad smell, all the way to the Red Industries Head Office at Berkley Court in Newcastle.
In a statement given to us following the #StopTheStink protest a spokesperson from Red Industries said:
“Walley's Quarry has operated as a landfill site since 2005 and has been managed by Red Industries since November 2016.
"We recognise that we are hosted by the local communities in which we operate and are acutely aware of their concerns regarding our landfill operations.
"We have voluntarily curtailed operations to accelerate an extensive capping programme which will seal a substantial and extensive area of the site.
"We can confirm that accelerated programme of capping and other engineering works being undertaken on the site is on plan for completion, as agreed with the regulator, by 30 April 2021.
"This capping programme will continue throughout the remaining life of the quarry, which will stop accepting waste in December 2026, at which point the area will be restored to green field.
"The facility is regulated and monitored by industry specialists at the Environment Agency on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, and their experts are currently carrying out another air monitoring study in the vicinity of the landfill.
"Red Industries employs more than 250 people within Newcastle-under-Lyme and the wider region and, through the landfill tax communities fund, has contributed more than £1.7 million towards community projects within three miles of the site.
"We respect the community's right to take part in peaceful, lawful protest."