Our exposé wasn't a load of old rubbish
Supposedly safe recycled waste being dumped onto a County Durham tip in 2008
Finally this week news that a discredited waste recycling method is being abandoned.
Back in 2008 Inside Out exposed how Premier Waste had been dumping potentially harmful waste close to people's homes.
It was recycling household rubbish into what it called compost-like output. for use as a top layer for restoring refuse tips and even growing plants.
But our exposed how the digestors were failing to sanitise the waste properly.
The waste was giving off a powerful stench and we had it analysed after complaints from worried residents.
Not only did it contain potentially toxic material, even to the naked eye, it was obviously full of plastics etc.
We tried growing plants in it and they ended up stunted and gnarled, compared with a control sample.
After our programme the company was taken back under full council management and the digestors were taken out of service until such time they could satisfy the authorities it could recycle waste safely.
For two years attempts were made to rectify the problems and in .
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Hi, I'm Chris Jackson - presenter of the North East & Cumbria's very own current affairs programme, Inside Out. Welcome to my blog where I'll reveal some behind-the-scenes goings-on and share my thoughts on the stories we cover.
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