The company operating the controversial landfill site Walleys Quarry in Newcastle-under-Lyme has entered liquidation, The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed.
The landfill site in Silverdale has been closed to new waste since November and residents in the area have been fighting a years-long campaign to have the site shut due to foul smells.
The site has attracted hundreds of thousands of complaints due to the smell and Walleys Quarry Ltd has been subject to an EA closure notice which began on 29 November.
The company had submitted an appeal against the notice, but earlier this month its request to accept waste again on an interim basis until the appeal hearing was rejected at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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