The man from EcoPro has replied again saying "
Most of the products we use are completely safe and non toxic" - notice the word "
most" .
He still has not listed the chemical constituents, and I don't think he ever will. I dont know if their products are used at Whinney Hill - it was my way of trying to find out what sort of chemicals are used in 'industrial deodorants' - so I have come to a dead end with that one. I had been deliberately cautious in the wording of my mail to him and he thinks we need his products to cover garbage smells
On the other hand I have had a long and very helpful reply from the Environment Agency - as follows:-
"
Use of odour abatement equipment is optional, however such systems are commonly used at landfill sites across the UK. Odour control at waste sites is however compulsory. Any site wishing to keep, treat or dispose of waste must hold a Waste Management Licences or Pollution Prevention Control Permit. This is a legal document, regulated by the Environment Agency that sets enforceable conditions to prevent pollution of the environment, harm to human health or detriment to the local amenity. Naturally by the very nature of the operation, if not managed correctly, waste can generate foul odours. Certain conditions therefore relate to odour control and require that waste operations must be free from odours at levels that would cause problems. Odour abatement equipment such as that currently in use at Whinney Hill, is one of a number of odour control measures that can be used at landfill sites. At Whinney Hill currently, they have installed and are using a temporary deodoriser (located to the left of the site entrance and up Whinney Hill Road) due to engineering works being carried out on the old part of the site to improve environmental performance. This work involves installing an engineering cap to the landfill which will reduce infiltration of rainwater (and so protect groundwater, as well as allow more efficient collection of landfill gas and use in the gas engines (to produce electricity) and not lost to the atmosphere (greenhouse gas). Part of this work does involve partial re-profiling of the flanks of the landfill therefore old waste has been dug into and moved to other parts of the site. Naturally SITA were concerned this could lead to foul odours being generated therefore as a safeguard installed the odour abatement equipment. I have conducted inspections at the site (as part of our regulatory duty) and have been happy with the precautions taken with regard to odour control. I would be happy to discuss further if required. With regard to legislation, the Landfill Regulations 2002 cover landfill management and can be found on the following website:- http://www.opsi.gov.uk"
So the outcome of my enquiries has still not revealed what they were spraying but it appears to be a temporary situation whilst they rearrange the site in order to prevent groundwater pollution. I am satisfied that the Environment Agency are ensuring that the procedures happening up there are legal. I have not read all of the government regulations here
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but it is apparant that the waste management as an industry is highly regulated, and that our Whinney Hill is being monitored.
CONCLUSION-
I have not found out what they are spraying but found out that they are acting legally,within strict regulation,and are being monitored
Some of us are sensitive to (legal) petrochemical sprays - I hope that Whinney Hill spraying stops when the site work is finished, but if it doesn't, and the spray smell reaches your homes and is causing you health problems, we will have entered a whole
new bigger ball game of campaigning for the law to be changed.