The trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that HES stored and processed waste from every hospital in Scotland
Prosecutors have dropped charges against the former boss of Healthcare Environmental Services Limited which was accused of illegally storing huge amounts of hospital waste including body parts a site in Lanarkshire and was accused of illegally storing huge amounts of hospital waste including body parts.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you. and also had 40 per cent of the English market. It had an annual turnover of £35 million but went into liquidation in 2019. The trial last heard evidence in May and was due to resume before Sheriff Liam Murphy on Thursday. But the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service revealed it had been halted.
He said he founded HES in 1997 but had to transport waste collected from hospitals to incinerators in England as Scotland has no such facilities. Pettigrew said his solution was to construct a £13 million pyrolysis plant at Shotts where waste would be broken down using heated gas. But his plans were frustrated by delays in SEPA dealing with a licence application.
He said: "England's Environment Agency gave dispensation for seven unlicensed sites to take waste. I told the Cabinet Office that was illegal and I would not do it.
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