The latest odour monitoring report for Jameson Road has delivered more encouraging news. For the week commencing 2nd June 2025, no odours associated with the landfill site were detected—a milestone in ongoing efforts to manage and mitigate environmental impact.
The report, conducted as part of the comprehensive monitoring programme, recorded observations at both high sensitivity locations—such as residential and public-facing areas—and at lower sensitivity zones around the site perimeter. Importantly, all high sensitivity sites reported no landfill-related odours throughout the week.
While a small number of non-landfill-related odours (such as ‘sewage’, ‘fish’ and ‘perfume’) were recorded at Low/Medium sensitivity sites, these were not attributed to the landfill operations.
This is a strong indicator that the measures put in place to minimise odour emissions are working. The data clearly shows that for the last week, the local community has not been impacted by landfill odours, which is a key goal for us.
The majority of all recorded observations during the week were classified as ‘no odour’, further reinforcing the positive trend.
Ongoing monitoring remains a critical component of site management, ensuring that environmental performance is consistently tracked and improved.
Engineering work this week (week commencing 9 June) has resulted in a slight rise in odour. This was a result of work required to integrate cells 6A and cells 6B and involved lifting part of the liner to connect the drainage stone in both cells. Although this has resulted in a slight increase in odour, the work was carried to the EA-approved method statement and is expected to be completed in the next few days when the EA will inspect it.
The drilling of all of the additional new deep wells has now been completed and they are in the process of being connected and balanced. Once operating at maximum capacity, this will further reduce the possibility of odour escaping from the site, and the site is currently generating enough renewable electricity to power 5,000 homes.
