The Leading Journal for the Tyre Recycling Sector

The Leading Journal for the Tyre Recycling Sector

Further Charges in Bradford Tyre Fire Case

In November 2020, a large waste tyre fire took place at a kart track close to Bradford city centre.

The Bradford Telegraph and Argus reports that further charges have been brought against Stuart Bedford and his company Equalityre.

The charges do not relate to the fire – but to the safety of the site.

The charges that Bedford and the company were due to answer on Thursday were failing to comply with an order to remove waste from the former go-karting site – issued in October 2020, and another site at Wright Business Park in Doncaster – issued in December 2020.

Joseph Millington, prosecuting the case on behalf of the Environment Agency, announced that no trial relating to those charges would now take place, as a new set of charges had been put to Bedford.

He is now charged with;

  • Knowingly permitting a person to operate a regulated facility, namely the former Kart Track, Spring Mill Street, Bradford, other than under and to the extent authorised by an environmental permit between 11/05/2020 and 08/04/202
  • Between 11/05/2020 and 08/04/2021 at Bradford kept controlled waste, namely tyres, in a manner likely to cause pollution of the environment or harm to human health
  • On 07/08/2020 at Bradford, being a person subject to a duty of care in respect of controlled waste under section 34(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 as to produce all waste transfer notes for controlled waste, failed to comply with that duty
  • Between 31/07/2019 and 21/04/2021 at Doncaster knowingly, caused a person, to operate a regulated facility, namely Wright Business Park Doncaster other than under and to the extent authorised by an environmental permit
  • Between 31/07/2019 and 21/04/2021 at Doncaster kept controlled waste, namely tyres, in a manner likely to cause pollution of the environment or harm to human health
  • On 28/11/2020 at Doncaster, being a person subject to a duty of care in respect of controlled waste under section 34(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 as to produce all waste transfer notes, failed to comply with that duty