Company at centre of NSW asbestos crisis argues EPA ban on selling mulch is having ‘unjustified impact’

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Exclusive: firm points to risk of asbestos contamination from other sources as it seeks to have prevention order thrown out

The landscaping materials company at the centre of the New South Wales asbestos crisis will point to the risks of contamination outside its facilities and the “unjustified impact” on its business when it argues to have an order preventing it making mulch products quashed.

Greenlife and the NSW Environment Protection Authority are expected to appear before the state’s land and environment court for a directions hearing on Friday.

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