The Environment Agency said it partially suspended an environmental permit at a waste site in Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester, after receiving 52 complaints from the public about offensive odour between 25 September and 5 October 2026. The partial suspension notice was issued to Kenny Waste Management Limited on 8 October and took effect immediately, according to the agency's 14 October statement.

The notice restricts certain waste handling and treatment activities in a specific area of the site identified as the source of the smell. The operator was also required to remove waste from that area by 13 November and to carry out odour monitoring and put odour control measures in place. Failing to comply with the notice is an offence.

Jeni Brittlebank, Area Environment Manager at the Environment Agency, said communities should not have to tolerate offensive odours and that the agency would keep monitoring the area closely, considering further action if the situation did not improve.