Crap Towns / Failsworth / Pollution incidents
How often does Failsworth get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Failsworth or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2020 and put an unidentified pollutant on the land. Household waste turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| April 2018 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| March 2018 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| January 2018 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| July 2016 | Lubricating oils and waste oil | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 4.8 km | 13 |
| Droylsden | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Failsworth | – | 5 |
| Audenshaw | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Denton | 6.5 km | 4 |
| Middleton | 6.1 km | 4 |
| Chadderton | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Dukinfield | 5.9 km | 2 |
| Oldham | 5.5 km | 2 |