Laura Hepburn, director, and Jonathan Guy Brudenell, manager, of Greenology (Liverton) were prosecuted, along with their company, for unsafe waste storage that led to a fire in April 2020 (pictured). An EA inspection in June 2021 revealed the number of tyres exceeded the limit of the site’s waste exemption and posed a significant fire risk. Gary Wallace, area environment manager for the EA, said the three defendants “could have been in no doubt that the sites were operating illegally and posed a significant fire risk, but repeatedly ignored our warnings about bringing them sites back into compliance and making them safe.