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  4. Answers to common questions about Walleys Quarry

Answers to common questions about Walleys Quarry

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  1. Answers to common questions about Walleys Quarry
  2. What permits are issued for the site and how is the activity monitored?
  3. What measures are in place to control the odour? 
  4. What is the health impact on residents?
  5. Are lorries allowed to park on the road before the site opens?
  6. How is the site engineered? 
  7. Who controls what goes in the landfill?
  8. How is landfill gas managed at the site?
  9. What is leachate and how is it managed?
  10. You are here: What measures are in place to control the seagulls?
  11. What controls are in place to reduce litter and waste falling from vehicles?

What measures are in place to control the seagulls?

The landfill operator currently covers the waste during and at the end of each day to reduce the 'food' available for birds scavenging on the landfill.

Measure to disperse gulls also include the use of bangers and rockets and a falconer who flies a hawk.

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