Barahaven Construction Limited in Coalisland pleaded guilty to one charge of keeping waste and one charge of failure to comply with Hazardous Waste Regulations and was fined £2,000 on each charge, plus £40 costs.
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A director of the company, Mrs Bridget Teresa Quinn pleaded guilty to one charge of keeping waste and was fined £2,000 plus £20 costs.
On 2 December 2008, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) officers visited a yard at Washingbay Road, Coalisland, where they found a large pile of burnt mixed waste. Asbestos waste was found on the site during a subsequent visit in March 2009, which was discovered to have been removed from Housing Executive sites.
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