Maendy Quarry

Maendy Quarry is an abandoned stone quarry near Cardiff in South Wales that was subsequently used in the 1960s as a landfill site for industrial waste.

The site became infamous in the early 1970s when it became clear that toxic industrial waste had been deposited at the site, which included PCBs. In addition local farmers had been paid compensation for the death of animals which had been grazing near the site.[1]

The site which is on the watershed between the River Ely and River Taff continues to produce a polluting leachate [2] and requests to the local authority to provide information about the material contained in the site have been refused.[3]

References
  1. Hansard - MAENDY AND BROFISKIN QUARRIES (CHEMICAL WASTE)
  2. Southampton Unviversity research projects -Assessment of how landfilling could affect the ecology of the far-field aquatic environment
  3. Effects of Toxic Waste - freedom of information request to Rhondda Cynon Borough Council


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