Brierley Hill waste firm blocked over rubbish pile
A waste firm which had been ordered to clear a towering pile of rubbish will no longer be able to operate the site after its environment permit was revoked.
Refuse Derived Fuel Ltd, in Brierley Hill, has already been banned from receiving more waste as it works to clear the backlog.
But now the Environment Agency has removed the company's authorisation to operate the site and served the firm a notice, which says all remaining waste must be moved from the site by February 17.
In June, RDF boss Robert McNaughton was given a six-month jail sentence, suspended until December 23, to give him one last chance to clear the site.
The pile once reached 40ft and earlier in the summer it had been lowered to 19ft in places but the court ruled the site should be fully cleared.
But the Environment Agency says Mr McNaughton failed to remove all of the waste by the September 10 deadline imposed by the court prompting them to revoke the firm's permit, which allows them to operate the site.
Residents living nearby have been demanding a clear-up since 2009.
