Barnsley Council staff left scrap at illegal transfer yard

10 February 2010

BARNSLEY Metropolitan Borough Council employees were witnessed leaving scrap metal at an illegally run transfer yard.

The operations manager of electrical recycling firm C Soar and Sons, Dale Evans, told MRW that his staff had seen the council workers drop off scrap metal and beer kegs at a travellers site on Tank Row, Stairfoot, Barnsley.

C Soar and Sons staff noted down the registration number of the council van.

Mr Evans said the travellers, with eight to ten caravans, had been based at the site for a year and had been using it as a transfer yard.

“They have put a hand-written sign outside their site stating ‘scrap wanted’. They take in scrap like old washing machines from the public. But we have seen the local council dropping material straight off the back of their van.

“This does not affect us personally but what is happening it is not right and should not be happening.”

Mr Evans said the travellers site already had fly-tipping and illegal dumping problems and he had reported this to the Environment Agency, the council and Neighbourhood Services. However, “nobody seems to be doing anything about it”.

In a letter to Barnsley Council waste services, he wrote: “Surely the council has a better recycling policy than dealing with the local travelling community. It is sad and annoying that our own borough council are not prepared to deal with a licensed and authorised scrap metal dealer with regards to the disposal of redundant material.”

In response to Mr Evans’ claims, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Neighbourhood Services assistant director Derek Williams said: “We are grateful to Mr Evans for bringing this matter to our attention. We are taking this alleged incident very seriously and an internal investigation will take place. We are unable to comment further at this stage.”

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