May 10th 2021 |
Monday 10th May 2021
Bin Hire Company Fined by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
A bin hire company has been fined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after depositing waste at a site not licensed to accept it. The incident, reported today, took place in Campbellfield, Victoria, on this date in 2021.
EPA officers witnessed a tip truck from the bin hire company dumping waste, a mix of construction and demolition material, at an unlicensed location.
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"EPA officers are out in the community conducting inspections regularly, so if you do the wrong thing, you risk being caught," said EPA Northern Metropolitan Manager Jeremy Settle.
"While the driver advised that the load was crushed rock, delivered to fill a hole, it was clear that it was mixed construction and demolition waste, as it contained bricks, concrete, tiles and plastic, among other things. Laboratory analysis of a sample collected from the waste also later showed that it contained asbestos," Mr Settle said.
The company received a fine totalling $8,261 for breaching waste disposal regulations. This case serves as a reminder for operators handling construction and demolition materials to comply with licensing requirements, particularly where asbestos contamination poses a risk to public health.
Read the full article on the EPA Victoria website.
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