A Moss Side restaurant has been prosecuted and made to pay more than £7,500 for poor waste management and failing to produce waste transfer notes.
The Kurdistan restaurant, based in Grandale Street, Moss Side, was visited several times by a Manchester City Council Officer who flagged the incidents of improper waste disposal, which did not meet legal standards.
The business was given a fine of £5,000 for the offence at a hearing of the Manchester Magistrates Court on Thursday 8 August. The business was also ordered to pay £650 in costs and a £2000 victim surcharge.
In July 2023, a council officer visited the rear of the alley near the business and on inspection noticed a large container which was overflowing with waste, including other rubbish nearby which wasn’t disposed of properly such as excess water, litter, polystyrene cups, cans and oil at the drain.
Under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act, a notice was given to the business to produce their waste transfer notes.
Again, in August 2023, while carrying out other inspections in the same Moss Side area, the council officer noted three of the same bins which had overflowing waste.
