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Metal Trade Company Ordered to Pay Massive Fine of 1 Million After Fires

Summary by Omroep Brabant
A sky-high penalty of up to 1 million euros. Metal trading company Gerrits Recycling from Helmond appealed against it to the court in Den Bosch, but the judge deemed the penalty reasonable and the province is allowed to impose it. The reason: the failure to remove 'shredder residue' on time following two fires last year. Shredder residue is waste left over after the shredding of, for example, car wrecks. Gerrits had 5,700 tons of it lying around…
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A sky-high penalty of up to 1 million euros. Metal trading company Gerrits Recycling from Helmond appealed against it to the court in Den Bosch, but the judge deemed the penalty reasonable and the province is allowed to impose it. The reason: the failure to remove 'shredder residue' on time following two fires last year. Shredder residue is waste left over after the shredding of, for example, car wrecks. Gerrits had 5,700 tons of it lying around…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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