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Siteserv waste trial dumping brothers claim they had permission | Siteserv waste trial dumping brothers claim they had permission |
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Two brothers on trial for dumping waste on farmland have told a court they had permission to do so. | Two brothers on trial for dumping waste on farmland have told a court they had permission to do so. |
Nigel and Phillip England said they were allowed to fill in a 100 metre-wide hole at Pwll-y-Darren Farm, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, to make it more manageable for growing crops. | |
Cardiff Crown Court heard 25,000 tonnes of waste was dumped by their Siteserv waste management firm based at Llandow. | Cardiff Crown Court heard 25,000 tonnes of waste was dumped by their Siteserv waste management firm based at Llandow. |
The brothers deny charges of illegally dumping waste. | The brothers deny charges of illegally dumping waste. |
The former Environment Agency Wales alleged the hole was filled with kerbside waste which had come, it said, from Siteserv. | The former Environment Agency Wales alleged the hole was filled with kerbside waste which had come, it said, from Siteserv. |
But the two men denied this and said the area, known as 40 Acre Field, was filled in with subsoil from a nearby Cowbridge flood alleviation scheme and their own quarrying operation, for which they had permission. | But the two men denied this and said the area, known as 40 Acre Field, was filled in with subsoil from a nearby Cowbridge flood alleviation scheme and their own quarrying operation, for which they had permission. |
Natural Resources Wales, which replaced Environment Agency Wales, said 25,000 tonnes of waste may have been buried illegally. | Natural Resources Wales, which replaced Environment Agency Wales, said 25,000 tonnes of waste may have been buried illegally. |
David Elias, defending, asked Phillip England: "Was black bag waste ever deposited on that field?" | |
"Never," he said. | "Never," he said. |
"It was filled with soil to make the field more manageable, so we could crop it. | "It was filled with soil to make the field more manageable, so we could crop it. |
"You couldn't get farm machinery on it before. Now it's got barley and corn grain growing on it." | "You couldn't get farm machinery on it before. Now it's got barley and corn grain growing on it." |
The brothers admitted depositing 485 tonnes of waste from Siteserv on the land, but said it was inert [not likely to be dangerous or react to the soil]. | The brothers admitted depositing 485 tonnes of waste from Siteserv on the land, but said it was inert [not likely to be dangerous or react to the soil]. |
Phillip England told the jury the pile of window frames and metal in pictures they were shown had not been dumped but were waiting to be picked up for recycling. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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