WP Recycling complaints (FOI)WP Recycling complaints (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by States of Jersey and published on
07 March 2017.Request
In the last 12 months how many complaints have been received about the operations of WP Recycling in Mont Fallu, St Peter and how many visits and actions have been taken by government agencies in conjunction with planning, noise, dust, highway conditions and health and safety during the same period?
Response
Department of the Environment – Waste Regulation
| 8 January 2016 | Mud on public highway Mont Fallu | N/A | Notified of complaint by Compliance Team. No action taken as Compliance dealing |
| N/A | N/A | 25 February 2016 | Routine visit to site in connection with waste management licence compliance. Discussed with site management timescales planned for construction of waste infrastructure. General correspondence with site management and agent |
| 12 March 2016 | Use of site outside of normal operational hours | N/A | Following landslide at La Tour Hotel site, St Aubin, discussion with developers as they felt it was necessary to operate outside of hours as the situation was safety critical and material needed to be imported to the site to prevent further slippage |
| 18 July 2016 | Dust Dust emissions in air from site | 19 July 2016 22July 2016 | Complaint noted. Site contacted 18 July 2016 by phone when complaint received. Site visited to collect evidence of situation and obtain details of their dust suppression measures (management recording of conditions and actions to prevent dust - mobile bowser on vehicle deployed and fixed water sprays). Correspondence with site management regarding their duty to manage and record conditions on site to prevent off site emissions. |
| 16 August 2016 | Dust emissions in air from site and dust on public highway Mont Fallu | N/A | Complaint noted. Contacted site management by email on 16 August 2016. Copies of the records relating to dust suppression measures were obtained (8 to 16 August 2016). Correspondence with site management regarding their duty to manage and record conditions on site to prevent emissions off site. WP recycling advised of use of new road sweeper and further permanent dust suppression sprinklers. |
| N/A | N/A | 13 December 2016 | Routine visit to site in connection with waste management licence compliance. Sweeping of mud noted at site entrance to prevent mud being tracked onto road |
| 17 December 2016 | What actions are the Department taking re the noise, dust, vehicles from site | N/A | Correspondence with complainant explaining roles of Environmental Protection and Planning within the Department of the Environment |
Department of the Environment – Compliance
| 15 December 2015 | Mud on public highway Mont Fallu | N/A | Letter sent to WP Recycling on 08/01/16 advising of complaint received and requesting that they adhere to the approved practices for the site. Compliance officer confirmed that he drove past site every day and was happy that the complaint may have been a one off incident. Case closed |
17 December 2016 20 December 2016 06 February 2017 09 February 2017 (Complainant A) | Noise, dust, road conditions including HGV operations on the road | 14 February 2017 | Road watering; wheel washing and dust suppression measures are being undertaken in connection with the planning permission. The approved development has commenced but has not been fully implemented as yet and this will continue to be monitored by the Planning Compliance team to ensure that this is completed in accordance with the approved plans and conditions |
14 February 2017 (Complainant B) | Advising of two breaches of condition relating to items on access road and wheel washing facility | 15 February 2017 16 February 2017 17 February 2017 | Road watering, wheel washing and dust suppression measures being undertaken in conjunction with the planning permission. All work complies. Compliance case closed |
Department for Infrastructure
| 12 November 2016 | Mud on the road causing a slippery surface and covering the road marking | 13 February 2017 | An Officer discussed the matter with WP Recycling and subsequently undertook a site visit whereupon conditions of the road were found to be acceptable. No further action required |
| 26 January 2017 | An WP Recycling Road Sweeper causing dust from cleaning the road | N/A | An Officer discussed the matter with WP Recycling. Advice given and no further action required |
Social Security Department – The Health and Safety Inspectorate
The Health and Safety Inspectorate, which sits within the Social Security Department, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 (HSW Law). The HSW Law places strict controls over the disclosure of information gained by inspectors whilst exercising their powers afforded by the law, which prohibits the release of information relating to the number of complaints, visits and/or interventions taken by the Inspectorate in respect of WP Recycling.
Exemptions applied
Article 29 Other prohibitions or restrictions
Information is absolutely exempt information if the disclosure of the information by the scheduled public authority holding it –
(a) is prohibited by or under an enactment;
(b) is incompatible with a European Union or an international obligation that applies to Jersey; or
(c) would constitute or be punishable as a contempt of court. Absolute exemption HSW Law prohibits the release of this information
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