Walley's Quarry falls into liquidation
It comes after the landfill site was told it had to stop accepting waste
The operator of a Newcastle landfill has gone into liquidation.
Walley's Quarry in Newcastle was slapped with a closure notice by the Environment Agency last year meaning it could no longer accept waste.
The operator also appears to have deleted their website.
In a statement the environment agency say:
"The Environment Agency has been informed that Walleys Quarry Ltd (WQL), has entered Liquidation.
"This event has no effect on the existence of WQL or the Environmental Permit. The Liquidators remains bound by the conditions of the permit and any statutory notices in relation to it that may have been issued.
"We will engage with the Liquidators about their intentions for the site and plans to comply with the Environmental Permit and the Closure Notice. We will continue to work with partner organisations and carry out air quality monitoring using our Mobile Monitoring Facilities (MMFs).
"We will update both our Engagement HQ website and our Facebook Group(External link) when we have further news to share with the community."
The Leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has responded to the news:
"I am hugely disappointed but not at all surprised that Walleys Quarry Ltd, a company making what I understand was a substantial income, has not remained to honour its obligations to fully cap off and restore the landfill."
"We understand residents will be concerned by this news and while the Environment Agency remains the lead regulator of this site, and will now need to take control, we will offer both the EA and liquidator any support we can within our powers to keep this landfill under control.
"Elected members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council have unanimously endorsed that the landfill site should be closed, capped and restored and that remains our goal.
"I understand that work on capping and gas capture infrastructure required by the Environment Agency has largely been carried out before this news emerged.
"Although the situation appears to have improved in recent weeks, it’s vital that we keep raising this issue and if residents are affected by emissions they should continue to report them.””