Asbestos was found in garden mulch beside a playground in Sydney’s inner west, resulting in the NSW EPA issuing a clean up notice to the Department of Transport. Following the initial discovery, asbestos has been found in an additional 14 locations in and around the park.
The park is estimated to remain closed for at least six weeks while the mulch on site is removed and replaced. Greenlife Resource Recovery was the supplier for the recycled garden mulch; however, the source of the contamination is still under investigation.