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1 case

10 Mar 2026 Vier Unternehmen eines Bodenaufbereitungskonzerns aus Barneveld (anonymisiert)OM: €1.125m against four soil firms from Barneveld over environmental fraud NetherlandsWaste and hazardous substances €1.13m

The Openbaar Ministerie (OM, Dutch Public Prosecution Service) imposed penalty orders totalling 1,125,000 EUR on four companies from Barneveld that belonged to the same group at the time and are not named in the releases, consisting of 660,000 EUR in fines and 465,000 EUR in confiscation of unlawfully obtained gains. According to the OM, between 2013 and 2016 the firms accepted excessively contaminated sand, cleaned it inadequately or incorrectly and deliberately mixed it with cleaner sand for reuse, in breach of permit conditions and the Wet milieubeheer (Environmental Management Act) and involving forgery. The companies initially lodged an objection (verzet) but withdrew it, so the penalty orders are final (release of 2 July 2026).

What organisations can take from it

In certified recycling chains no stage may bypass acceptance or testing criteria; mixing to conceal contamination turns a permit breach into environmental fraud.

Relevance to training and awareness

Integrity in certified recycling chains for soil and waste

Authority / court
Openbaar Ministerie (OM), Functioneel Parket
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
Legal basis
Vorschriften der Umgebungsgenehmigungen (omgevingsvergunningen); Wet milieubeheer; valsheid in geschrift; Strafbefehle des OM
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Other
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
The companies have adapted or ceased their activities, and measures have been taken within the group.
Published
10 Mar 2026

Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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