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.

  •  Nath   ( @Nath@aussie.zone ) 
    3•6 months ago

    Am I missing something, here? Is this all about a single piece of asbestos found by a dude in one playground? That isn’t enough to rustle my jimmy’s, yet. That could be anything - It could even have been introduced by a member of the public similar to the strawberry thing.

    This is a bit different to several asbestos pieces across dozens of sites in Sydney.

    •  Thornburywitch   ( @Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ) OPEnglish
      4•6 months ago

      It raised concerns over free mulch being advertised on popular online marketplaces and said it was recently contacted by a Heathmont resident who received free mulch last year that included building rubble, including asbestos.

      Above quote shows that there’s a problem here too with contaminated mulch. And taking into account the traditional rivalry between Melb and Syd, it appears that we have a problem too. Just not as big a problem - yet.

      •  Nath   ( @Nath@aussie.zone ) 
        1•6 months ago

        That one sounds like a dodgy builder was just scraping mulch and whatever into the truck before dumping it on someone. That case is legitimately bad.

        I have gone to a random yard to pick up free mulch, though. It’s a bit different when you go yourself. You’re hardly going to load it if it looks contaminated with rubble.