Company Linked to Asbestos Scare Challenging Ban

Signs and barricades are placed around Rozelle Parklands for it’s clossure after asbestos was found, in Sydney, Jan. 10, 2024. A newly opened parkland in Sydney near a controversial motorway project has been closed after the discovery of asbestos in mulch surrounding a playground. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

A company linked to asbestos detections at multiple sites across New South Wales (NSW), including the Rozelle Parklands, has launched a legal bid to continue producing and supplying mulch.

VE Resource Recovery was banned from producing mulch at its Bringelly production facility in far western Sydney, after asbestos detections were traced back to the site.