Victoria's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has launched a compliance campaign to investigate potential risks from recycled soil fill, following revelations of asbestos contamination in similar products in NSW. The campaign will focus on inspecting facilities that produce cheap landscaping soil, also known as "recovered fines". This move comes after the Guardian Australia investigation exposed widespread breaches of regulations by producers of recovered fines in NSW, resulting in potentially contaminated products being distributed across the state.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/09/epa-victoria-investigation-landscaping-soil-asbestos
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