A waste dump that became so choked withrubbish it was declared a “catastrophic fire risk”is now halfway to being cleared as tough new “waste crime” laws give authoritiesextra powers.
Key points:
- The site inGeelong has frustrated authorities and prompted emergency plans for a nearby school
- Too much asbestos was found in the waste for any of it to be recycled
- The EPA willhave increasedpowersfrom July to prevent harm to public health and the environment.
At its peak, the site in Lara, Geelong was home to 320,000 cubic metres of toxic waste enough to spread over an area the size of the MCG.
It had become such a problem that emergency evacuation plans were in place at a nearby school after the Country Fire Authority raised concerns about the stock…
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