Sydney asbestos crisis: EPA ‘following up’ on whether second mulch supplier is involved

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Agency says an unnamed supplier may have provided contaminated mulch at Cranebrook and Bardia

A children’s playground and picnic areas fenced off at Bicentennial Park in Sydney. The EPA says it is looking at whether another supplier provided asbestos-contaminated mulch.A children’s playground and picnic areas fenced off at Bicentennial Park in Sydney. The EPA says it is looking at whether another supplier provided asbestos-contaminated mulch.

Asbestos-contaminated mulch has been found in schools, hospitals, parks and several transport projects in Sydney, as well as along a bridge on the south coast. Mulch in NSW is regulated under the Protection of the Environment Operations Regulation 2014. It must not contain asbestos or other contaminants such as metal, plastics, polystyrene and glass.

 

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