The Environment Protection Authority said it is in contact with a council in Melbourne’s west after mulch believed to be contaminated with asbestos was found at a playground.

Looks like it’s not just Sydney that has a problem with lazy disposal of building rubble. Only buy from reputable suppliers peeps.

  • Auzy@beehaw.org
    5·
    3 months ago

    There’s a lot of asbestos out there. They can’t really be expected to test literally everything for asbestos imho.

    This is probably yet another case caused by the dodgy building industry

    When I bought my house, I asked about asbestos, and the building inspector missed a lot of it, and the real estate agent claimed there was none. There was lots

    • TinyBreak
      1·
      3 months ago

      but timber with nails in it? C’mon, thats not even giving the bare minimum of effort.