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Derby fly infestation prompts row over blame | Derby fly infestation prompts row over blame |
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A plague of flies infesting people's homes due to issues at a waste treatment facility has prompted a row over who is responsible. | A plague of flies infesting people's homes due to issues at a waste treatment facility has prompted a row over who is responsible. |
Residents in the Slack Lane area of Derby said they cannot cook or clean at home due to the swarms, which they say have persisted for months. | Residents in the Slack Lane area of Derby said they cannot cook or clean at home due to the swarms, which they say have persisted for months. |
The Environment Agency has ordered Shows Waste Management to get the problem under control. | The Environment Agency has ordered Shows Waste Management to get the problem under control. |
But councillors said the action was a case of "too little, too late". | But councillors said the action was a case of "too little, too late". |
The crisis has sparked a row between several waste management companies. | The crisis has sparked a row between several waste management companies. |
Swarms in the skies: When pests descend | |
Shows Waste Management joint-owner, Wayne Turton, claimed that they have been left in this situation by another firm - who were unavailable for comment when contacted by the BBC. | Shows Waste Management joint-owner, Wayne Turton, claimed that they have been left in this situation by another firm - who were unavailable for comment when contacted by the BBC. |
Mr Turton told BBC Radio Derby he felt sorry for the affected residents and added they are doing the best they can to fix the issue. | Mr Turton told BBC Radio Derby he felt sorry for the affected residents and added they are doing the best they can to fix the issue. |
He said the area had been covered with insecticide and the company was working with the Environment Agency to clear the waste. | He said the area had been covered with insecticide and the company was working with the Environment Agency to clear the waste. |
Melissa Marriott, who lives nearby, said she is unable to use fly spray as it would harm the respiratory systems of parrots she keeps. | Melissa Marriott, who lives nearby, said she is unable to use fly spray as it would harm the respiratory systems of parrots she keeps. |
She has had to resort to using an electric fly killer, which "gets 50 flies a day". | She has had to resort to using an electric fly killer, which "gets 50 flies a day". |
"We started getting the odd few in February but over the last few weeks, it's got out of control," she said. | "We started getting the odd few in February but over the last few weeks, it's got out of control," she said. |
"They're constantly all over your worktop surfaces. You try to eat something and they land on your food - I can't even go and have a bath without getting them in my bath water." | "They're constantly all over your worktop surfaces. You try to eat something and they land on your food - I can't even go and have a bath without getting them in my bath water." |
Derby city councillor Paul Pegg said the council has been working to try to solve the problem since February. | Derby city councillor Paul Pegg said the council has been working to try to solve the problem since February. |
About 3,000 households and businesses are in the affected areas. | About 3,000 households and businesses are in the affected areas. |
"It's gradually got worse and worse," Mr Pegg said. | "It's gradually got worse and worse," Mr Pegg said. |
"It's too little, too late. This has been going on for months. We've got shops that have had to close, factories have had to shut their canteens. | "It's too little, too late. This has been going on for months. We've got shops that have had to close, factories have had to shut their canteens. |
"The Environment Agency are as much to blame because they have not pushed to get the site cleared as quickly as they should have done." | "The Environment Agency are as much to blame because they have not pushed to get the site cleared as quickly as they should have done." |
Businesses on the nearby Kingsway Retail Park, including Subway, Greggs, Sainsbury's and Hobbycraft, were forced to close on Sunday due to the sheer volume of insects buzzing around. | Businesses on the nearby Kingsway Retail Park, including Subway, Greggs, Sainsbury's and Hobbycraft, were forced to close on Sunday due to the sheer volume of insects buzzing around. |
Supermarkets and convenience stores in some parts of the city have now run out of fly spray and fly strips. | Supermarkets and convenience stores in some parts of the city have now run out of fly spray and fly strips. |
The Environment Agency explained Shows Waste Management was given an enforcement notice on 11 March to move the waste. | The Environment Agency explained Shows Waste Management was given an enforcement notice on 11 March to move the waste. |
A suspension notice, issued due to the lack of compliance with the previous notice, means no more waste can be brought onto the site. | A suspension notice, issued due to the lack of compliance with the previous notice, means no more waste can be brought onto the site. |
A spokeswoman said the waste was being treated with insecticides daily, but was unable to say how long it would take to remove the waste and deal with the infestations. | A spokeswoman said the waste was being treated with insecticides daily, but was unable to say how long it would take to remove the waste and deal with the infestations. |
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