Birmingham waste company to clear site and pay nearly £24,000

Environment Agency investigation ends in prosecution of company which ignored waste permit regulations and orders to stop operations on site in Birmingham.

A Birmingham waste company must pay a total of nearly £24,000 following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency.

Greener Lifestyle Limited were also ordered to comply with a Remediation Order to remove all waste within 6 months from the site in Trent Street, Birmingham.

At Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 14 September 2026, the company pleaded guilty to 3 charges for failing to comply with environmental permit regulations and formal notices to stop waste operations.

The company was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £11,796.50 and a victim surcharge of £2,000.

The case followed a lengthy investigation by the Environment Agency into activities at the site. The company occupied the land in May 2025 and initially operated under registered waste exemptions.

However, Environment Agency inspections identified that the company was not complying with the conditions of those exemptions and they were de-registered. Despite this, waste operations continued without the required environmental permit.

Site visits by Environment Agency officers revealed that the site had accepted further waste. The company was ordered to stop but waste volume continued to increase.

This action by the Environment Agency is part of its 10 Point Plan for curbing waste crime including acting early to address illegal activity before it becomes established.

Credit: Environment Agency. Trent Street site in Birmingham.

Adam Lines, Area Environment Manager for the West Midlands Environment Agency, said:

This successful prosecution demonstrates our commitment to tackling illegal waste activity and holding operators to account when they fail to comply.

By securing a Remediation Order this will help ensure that the environmental issues at the site are addressed.