Exclusive: Victorian Environment Protection Authority launches ‘proactive program’ to investigate potential risks from recycled soil fill
Victoria’s environment watchdog has launched a compliance blitz of waste facilities that produce cheap landscaping soil after a Guardian Australia investigation revealed systemic problems with similar recycled products in New South Wales.
The chief executive of the NSW EPA, Tony Chappel, has announced a crackdown on the sector after inspections in late 2023 and early 2024 detected asbestos in recovered fines stockpiles at seven out of 13 facilities. How much more asbestos regulatory failure needs to be exposed before the NSW government gets the political will to act? | Wendy Bacon“EPA Victoria is responsible for regulating industries that could pose a risk to our communities and precious natural environment from pollution and waste,” he said.
The spokesperson said all Victorians had a duty to protect human health and the environment from pollution and waste, “including businesses whose activities result in the generation of contaminated waste soil or recovered fines”.
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