Crap Towns / Gainsborough / Pollution incidents
How often does Gainsborough get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Gainsborough or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2020 and put metal wastes and vehicle parts on the land. Commercial waste turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Metal wastes and vehicle parts | On the land | Significant |
| August 2020 | Commercial waste, household waste and smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| August 2020 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| April 2017 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe | 21.7 km | 5 |
| Gainsborough | – | 4 |
| Lincoln | 24.4 km | 4 |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 22.6 km | 4 |
| Brigg | 25.1 km | 1 |
| Retford | 14.8 km | 1 |