The waste management giant also needed to reimburse the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and Upper Highway Air NPC for R1.2 million each.
WASTE management company EnviroServ was convicted in the Durban Regional Magistrates’ Court today on charges of violating environmental and air quality regulations at its Shongweni landfill.
The waste management giant was given a fine of R4 million, R2 million payable now and R2 million suspended for three years.
They would also need to reimburse the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries for R1.2 million, while the Upper Highway Air non-profit company was awarded R1.2 million in damages and costs.
“In accordance with the mandate given by Community Reps from our last meeting, this concludes UHA NPC’s efforts against bringing EnviroServ to justice to this point. UHA NPC has agreed to conclude its pending suits against EnviroServ and as part of the guilty plea agreement,” said UHA’s Luaren Johnson.
The full story will be printed in this week’s Highway Mail newspaper.
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