Revocation notices have been served to EWS NW, which operates a waste site in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, and BJL Waste Management, based in Glossop, Derbyshire.
Once the notices take effect, the companies must cease all activities authorised by their environmental permits and remove all waste from their sites.
In December 2025, the Environment Agency issued a suspension notice to BJL following concerns about contaminated run-off entering a nearby watercourse.
EWS was served with a notice in January 2026 due to concerns over fire risk at its Outram Road site.
The agency said that neither operator completed the remedial actions required under the suspension notices, meaning no additional waste has seen been permitted to enter either site.
Permits to be revoked unless appeal is determined
The companies have the right to appeal the decisions to the Planning Inspectorate before the notices come into force. If an appeal is lodged, the permits will remain in force until the appeal is determined or withdrawn.
If no appeal is made, BJL’s permit will be revoked on 21 July 2026 and the company must remove all waste from the site by 18 August 2026.
EWS’s revocation notice will take effect on 3 August 2026 if no appeal is submitted, with all waste required to be removed from the site by 1 September 2026.
The Environment Agency warned that failure to remove all waste from their premises could result in criminal offences being committed.
Jeni Brittlebank, Area Environment Manager at the Environment Agency, said: “Environmental permits are there to protect people and the environment and where we find a waste site breaching permit conditions we will step in to take decisive action.
“These companies have failed to take the opportunities they’ve been given to get back in line with their environmental permits.
“As part of our 10 point plan to take swifter action on persistent poor operator performance we’ve made the decision to revoke these permits.”
The regulator launched a new 10 Point Plan in March 2026, aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal waste operators, including earlier intervention to prevent unlawful sites from becoming established.
The strategy includes greater use of intelligence-led investigations, stronger partnerships with local authorities and police forces, and faster action to disrupt organised waste crime.
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