Following months of significant site and procedural improvements, we are pleased to announce that as of Monday 6th January, the Withyhedge site resumed waste acceptance and disposal for pre-qualifying materials. This was planned as a soft opening and was set up in a controlled manner to ensure all activities, including the revised waste acceptance procedures, could be closely monitored by both us and the regulator, Natural Resources Wales (NRW). We anticipate that the site will fully re-open by early spring as we continue to gain confidence in the new systems with the regulator, stakeholders, and the local community.
The Regulator, NRW, has conducted numerous visits to Withyhedge since re-opening and have undertaken inspections on site looking at incoming waste, paperwork, on site processes and the effectiveness of the revised procedures implemented by RML.
The NRW and Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) are scheduled to visit Withyhedge on Wednesday 29th January 2025 to inspect operations; RML welcomes the visit.
Odour Monitoring
RML has received 51 complaints from NRW (as of 26 Jan 2025). NRW has undertaken off site odour monitoring at several locations and have publicly stated that no landfill-associated odours have been detected.
RML has not received any complaints from PCC. PCC have undertaken their own off-site monitoring at residential locations and have similarly confirmed that no landfill-associated odours have been detected.
It has been noted that there have been 2 spikes in the monitoring data from Spittal School that were above the 30-minute WHO odour annoyance guideline levels. However, on both occasions the data suggests that the odour is not attributable to Withyhedge Landfill.
On-going Monitoring
Since re-opening, RML have not detected any landfill-related odours through our monitoring efforts.
To ensure transparency and provide detailed information about air quality and odours in the area, we have continued to invest in specialised expertise. This includes the installation of “AQ Mesh” monitors at key locations around our site, first in August 2024, with additional monitors added in November and December 2024. The data collected from these monitors will be shared with the Air Quality Group (AQG) as part of the regular updates provided by independently by Geotechnology.
Further Information
Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we work to maintain the highest standards at our site. Further updates regarding our future work and plans for the Withyhedge site will be posted on this page. If you would like to stay informed directly, we encourage you to subscribe to our mailing list via the link on our homepage.
