To the victims of the toxic waste dump in north-western Sydney, it was a case that should not have been difficult to crack | carriefellner
“It’s unbelievable,” one of the landowners, Frank Jones, said.
Owners say around 4000 tonnes of waste - including soil, concrete, timber, plastic pipes and asbestos fragments - has been dumped there. Blacktown Council launched an investigation and in February 2019 its officers grilled the red truck’s owner over whether he drove it at the site the previous month. “The reason there is insufficient evidence is that it appears the EPA didn’t collect any,” Mr Jones complained.“There did not appear to be any reasonable avenues of enquiry that would lead to the identification of the individuals responsible,” she said.The spokeswoman said the investigation was reopened after new information was received in July.
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