You were warned says EPA with a $5,900 fine

A Templestowe land developer has been slapped with a $5,928 fine from EPA Victoria, after failing to respond to an official warning over a contaminated former industrial site at Preston.   EPA...

Fine for tyre recycler

Waste tyre recycler ELT Recycling Australia Pty Ltd has paid nearly $2,000 in fines after it failed to properly manage waste metals created in the tyre shredding process. During recycling, waste...

Takeaway oil and money down the drain

A routine inspection by officers from EPA Victoria has cost the operator of a takeaway food van a $790 fine for depositing dangerous litter.   The officers were on a regular visit to a tyre...

Supreme Court order a $650,000 win for EPA Victoria

A dairy processing company will pay Victoria’s environmental watchdog $650,000 plus $30,000 in costs over three industrial spills, after a first of its kind Supreme Court civil case.   The...

Moolap recycler cops hefty EPA fine

Moolap company G.T. Plastic Recyclers has been fined nearly $10,000 for breaching the conditions of a permit from EPA Victoria.    G.T Plastic Recyclers failed to notify EPA when its...

Plenty of tyres, not enough records

EPA Victoria has fined a Derrimut tyre recycler nearly $10,000 for failing to keep proper records of its onsite volumes of waste tyres and shredded material.   EPA Western Metropolitan Regional...

Packaging fine for high profile retailer

Failure to comply with nationwide efforts to cut the environmental impact of consumer packaging has cost furniture retailer Gainsville a $9,880 fine from EPA Victoria.   The fine went to...

Craigieburn smoker drops a $250 donation to the CFA

A Craigieburn man probably didn’t realise he was making a donation to support CFA volunteer firefighters, when he dropped a lit cigarette from his Landrover on the Western Freeway, at Caroline...

Waste tyre recycler fined

A waste tyre company has been fined by EPA Victoria for failing to manage the shredded tyre waste created in the recycling process. EPA has issued a $3,952 fine to WASTE TYRE RECYCLERS PTY LTD, which...

False start earns Latrobe Magnesium two EPA fines

Latrobe Magnesium has been issued with two fines from EPA Victoria, after a routine inspection found the company had started work on its pilot project without satisfying the startup conditions of its...