The four senior managers‚ as well as the company itself‚ face charges of contravening environmental air quality legislation. EnviroServ had previously been barred from accepting waste at their Shongweni landfill site by the Durban High Court.
State prosecutor Yuri Gangai said that seven lever-arch files of evidence handed over to defence attorneys representing the company and the officials in their personal capacity.
The case was postponed until November for the defence to go through the evidence.
Civic body Upper Highway Air campaigned to have the dump shut down over a malodour in the area‚ taking their fight to the Durban High Court. They contend that the foul smell has caused respiratory and health issues among residents — a claim which EnviroServ has denied‚ citing an independent report into the stench.