WA's largest regional city is facing an expensive clean up bill for 15,000 discarded mattresses after environmental regulators deemed them a serious fire risk.
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In 2021, the facility was found to be leaching PFAS chemicals into the groundwater and was given an environmental protection notice.The tip at Stanley Road can no longer accept household or commercial waste. Newly appointed chief Nicholas Edwards said a tender was being prepared for the removal of the timber."We have controls in place to address the fire issue, including planned acquisition of new fire trailers to address the immediate risk," he said.
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