A Co. Antrim company has been fined a total of £2,000 at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for breaches of packaging waste legislation.
Galgorm Group of 7 Corbally Road, Ballymena pleaded guilty to the offences.
Galgorm Group pleaded guilty to two charges under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, namely failure to purchase required number of Packaging Recovery Notes by the 31 January 2023 deadline, and failure to submit a Certificate of Compliance in relation to the 2022 compliance year.
The company was fined £1,000 in respect of each charge and an offenders levy.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency contacted the company on numerous occasions reminding them they were required to purchase Packaging Recovery notes as a producer of packaging in 2022.
The company failed to purchase the appropriate recycling and recovery evidence for that year.
The company also failed to submit the required Certificate of Compliance to the Agency.