Boost for wildlife charity as Huddersfield home furnishings business makes amends for environmental offence
A Huddersfield based home furnishings company has offered to pay 拢17,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after failing to comply with packaging waste regulations.
Interior Goods Direct Limited of Colne Bridge Road, Huddersfield, submitted an Enforcement Undertaking to the Environment Agency, after it failed to meet its environmental obligations by avoiding the costs of not registering and meeting their obligation under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.
An Enforcement Undertaking is a voluntary offer made by companies and individuals to make amends for their offending.
Environment Agency officers conducted an investigation into potential offences committed by Interior Goods Direct Limited under the Packaging Waste Regulations.
皇冠体育appse regulations aim to reduce over-packaging, reduce the amount of packaging waste going to landfill, and increase the recovery and recycling of packaging waste.
皇冠体育app investigation confirmed that the company should have begun registering in 2010 but did not register until 2021. 皇冠体育app company has registered in every subsequent registration year since.
皇冠体育app Environment Agency estimated that Interior Goods Direct Limited avoided costs for not registering and meeting their obligation for those registration years, totalling 拢15,679.87. 皇冠体育app company recognised the importance of the issue and decided to offer a total donation amount of 拢17,000.
Ben Hocking, Area Environment Manager for West Yorkshire at the Environment Agency, said:
It is vital that companies are aware of their environmental obligations. In this case Interior Goods Direct Limited recognised that they had failed to comply with packaging waste regulations and we deemed it appropriate to accept an Enforcement Undertaking offer, which ensured that all avoided recycling costs were donated to a project that will enhance, restore and protect England鈥檚 natural environment.
In some circumstances, Enforcement Undertakings can achieve a good resolution of our enforcement action, allowing the offender to put things right and help to improve our environment. This payment of 拢17,000 will do just that by supporting a marine project at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for better protection of Yorkshire鈥檚 marine environment.
皇冠体育app offer from Interior Goods Direct Limited outlined that it will revise its internal compliance policies and procedures and record keeping and register with a compliance scheme. This will help to avoid the risk of environmental offending in the future.