Transwaste today welcomes the findings of the latest independent air quality monitoring study undertaken by the Environment Agency around the Jameson Road landfill site in Fleetwood.
Over an extended monitoring period of 609 days (9 May 2024 to 7 January 2026), the survey measured concentrations of key air pollutants – including hydrogen sulphide (H₂S), sulphur dioxide (SO₂), methane (CH₄) and particulate matter (PM) – which were consistently recorded within World Health Organization (WHO), Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 (AQSR) and Air Quality Strategy 2023 AQS guideline limits, and well within UK regulatory standards for the period.
Across this sustained monitoring campaign, levels of hydrogen sulphide were below WHO health-based thresholds designed to protect against health effects. Even at the WHO odour annoyance level, the air quality was below the threshold for annoyance for 99.5% of the study period.
Similarly, sulphur dioxide concentrations remained within AQSR and AQS safety limits, showing no indication of sustained exceedances that could pose a health risk. In fact, the highest SO2 concentrations were measured when the wind was blowing from the north and were caused by a short-duration volcanic eruption that originated in Iceland.
Methane and all fractions of particulate matter – including PM₁₀ and PM₂.₅ – were also measured at levels below AQSR and AQS guideline values, even in an area characterised by mixed industrial activity. Importantly, the data show that pollutant concentrations were well under international and UK standards for the entire monitoring period.
These independent results, taken over 609 days, underline Transwaste’s commitment to responsible environmental management. We are closely regulated by the Environment Agency and we fully comply with all applicable monitoring, reporting and control requirements. The air quality monitoring outcomes provide clear, science-based evidence that air quality around the site remains in compliance with recognised health-based standards, demonstrating that robust operational controls are effective even within an industrial setting, and directly contradicting claims made by objectors that they are being “poisoned”.
Transwaste remains committed to transparent communication with regulators, stakeholders and local communities, and supports ongoing air quality oversight. We will continue to work collaboratively with the Environment Agency to ensure continued compliance and environmental protection.
