A mushroom supplier is to pay nearly £55,000 to charity after the Environment Agency discovered it handled 9,000 tons of packaging while unregistered. Walsh Mushrooms Group, of Evesham, has donated £54,880.33 to the Marine Conservation Society. The EA’s enforcement undertakings regime allows for donations to environmental groups as an alternative to prosecution for less serious breaches of regulations.
The Irish company admitted it had not registered under packaging regulations between 2007-17 and had failed to implement proper recycling practices. EA regulatory officer Beth Haste told mrw.co.uk: “We are increasingly using this method of enforcement for suitable cases to bring businesses into compliance with environmental legislation and requirements, and to protect the environment. However, we will prosecute or impose monetary penalties in appropriate cases.”
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