Damage was caused to external buildings in the incident but the fire was prevented from reaching the main buildings by the fire crews.
Suffolk police confirmed that one man had been charged with the incident and had appeared in Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court yesterday morning (February 25). The suspect was named as18-year-old David Allison from Weeting, Norfolk.
Suffolk Police added that a 15-year-old male from Brandon and an 18-year-old male from the Thetford area have been released on police bail to return to Bury St Edmunds Police Station on March 26.
A fourth suspect, a 16-year-old male from the Thetford area, was arrested on suspicion of arson but subsequently released without charge.
Meanwhile, Chase Plastics expressed its gratitude for the efforts in preventing the fire from causing severe damage to the Suffolk facility.
A spokeswoman for Chase Plastics told letsrecycle.com: “Thanks to the fire service and the health and safety precautions taken by Chase Plastics, we are pleased to report that the actual recycling facility is fully intact and operational.”
“We are back up and running already but our yard and a lot of our feed stock were affected. However, the main message is, it is business as usual.”
The spokeswoman stressed that the arson had not been directed at the recycling facility but was started in a trailer adjacent to the premises on ground outside of the premises.
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