A Co. Antrim company has been fined a total of £2,000 at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for breaches of packaging waste legislation.
Galgorm Group pleaded guilty to two charges under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007: failing to purchase the required number of Packaging Recovery Notes by 31 January 2023 and failing to submit a Certificate of Compliance for the 2022 compliance year.
The company was fined £1,000 for each charge plus an offenders levy after repeated reminders from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.