- The Environment Agency investigated after receiving more than
50 complaints about offensive odours in 10 days.
- It has ordered the removal of some waste from a site at
Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester.
- The partial permit suspension notice issued to Kenny Waste
Management Limited also restricts waste handling and treatment
activities on a specific area of the site.
The investigation followed an increase in odour complaints over a
period of 10 days.
As a result, it has partially suspended one site's environmental
permit. Kenny Waste Management Limited is restricted from
carrying out certain waste handling and treatment activities on a
specific area of the site identified as causing the smell.
The operator must also remove waste from this area of the site by
13 November.
The suspension notice was issued on 8 October and took effect
immediately.
The notice also requires the operator to carry out odour
monitoring and put odour control measures in place.
It is an offence to fail to comply with the requirements of the
notice.
Jeni Brittlebank, Area Environment Manager at the
Environment Agency, said:
Communities should not have to tolerate offensive odours and we
know that it's having a significant impact on those living,
working and going to school in the area of Little Hulton.
Ensuring waste is managed in a way that protects people and the
environment is our priority.
We'll continue to monitor the situation in the area closely and
we won't hesitate to consider further action against those
believed to be responsible if the situation does not improve.
Between 25 September and 5 October 2026, the Environment Agency
received 52 complaints from members of the public about offensive
odour in the Little Hulton area.
