Staffordshire Waste Recycling Centre Limited Update - 3 October 2025

The Environment Agency has been informed that the liquidators acting for Staffordshire Waste Recycling Centre Ltd (SWRCL) have disclaimed both of the environmental permits that they hold. This means that the permits no longer exist.

As there are no environmental permits now in place for this site, any waste stored there is not legitimate and needs to be lawfully removed.

We are currently taking steps to confirm whether there is a new occupier of the site. We will engage with any new occupier and the landowner of the site regarding the requirement for them to remove the waste.

We are working with partners including Stoke on Trent City Council as part of our investigations.

We will continue to update our Engagement HQ website when we have further news to share with the community.