04/11/2014

Landfill Site Closed Over Smell Of Waste

The Environment Agency has confirmed that a landfill site has been shut down after nearby residents complained about the smell.

It is understood that Dorket Head in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, has been closed after residents complained that the smell from the site was keeping them awake at night.

The Environment Agency said that the site stopped accepting waste in September and since work has focused on capping the landfill. Only soil and other restoration materials are being accepted at the site, which are being used to tidy up the land.

(MH/CD)

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