The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says he is open to exploring changes to the laws and regulations governing the recycling of construction waste into landscaping products after widespread compliance issues were revealed by Guardian Australia.
Minns met with the state’s environmental watchdog on Monday after the Guardian revealed the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has known for more than a decade that producers of a type of soil fill derived from construction and demolition waste were failing to comply with rules to limit the spread of contaminants, such as lead and asbestos, into the community.
