17 Jul 2009

Hunt over drums of hazardous waste dumped in Perth suburb

RUSTED drums of hazardous waste have been found illegally dumped and leaking at six inner-Perth sites, with some left on the banks of the Swan River.

A further eight drums were found dumped on Daly St in Belmont today, hours after environment officials located 45 at five locations in the Burswood/Belmont area and another 12 in Gidgegannup.

Officers from the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) say all 53 drums, some of which have burst open after being thrown from a truck, contain rotting industrial fertilisers.
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