St Regis Paper Company Ltd, one of Europe’s largest paper recyclers, was ordered to pay nearly £500,000 after committing environmental breaches that included misleading the Environment Agency.
Exeter Crown Court was told records were falsified about effluent discharge levels into the Higher Kings Mill leat which connects to the River Culm.
The St Regis Paper Company Ltd, based at Higher Kings Mill in Cullompton, Devon, and the Technical Manager Christopher Steer, were involved in a deception to mislead the Environment Agency.
The company was fined £162,000 after it was convicted of 19 charges under environmental regulations. Judge Bartlett also ordered £225,000 should be paid in confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act, and £68,000 in court costs.
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Source: Environment Agency
