Landfill site at centre of 'rotten meat' stink saga wants to handle more waste
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe company at the centre of the Pilsworth stink saga wants permission to deal with more waste. Valencia Waste Management operates the Pilsworth South Landfill site on the border of Bury and Rochdale.
At the beginning of 2024, the Pilsworth Road site gained notoriety as locals complained about the stench. Politicians described it as 'like being hit in the face'.
Locals said they'd been left feeling sick, comparing the pong to the odour of 'rotten meat'. Rochdale council leader Coun Neil Emmott joined Bury council boss Coun Eamonn O’Brien and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham in calling for the operator to be stripped of its licence. READ MORE: Misinformation is inciting hate in Greater Manchester communities, say police During a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on March 22, Mr Burnham said the situation was 'not acceptable in the slightest'.
The mayor said he met with officials from the EA and UK Health Security Agency to resolve the problem site. Although the stink has now gone, the Environment Agency (EA) are still monitoring the site.
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