The community has a role to play in reporting pollution, environmental hazards or other activities potentially harmful to the environment.
Councils are responsible for dealing with materials, including asbestos, that have been dumped in public areas within their municipality. If you see asbestos dumped in your local area, contact your local council environmental health officer who will arrange for removal and disposal of the dumped material.
The environmental health officer may also contact the EPA which will investigate if the dumped material came from a trade or commercial activity. The EPA has powers under the Environment Protection Act to prosecute if it finds those responsible for dumping the material.
If you see asbestos dumped outside your local area at locations not authorised to receive asbestos, this should be reported via the EPA's 24-hour pollution hotline on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842).
If you have confirmed that you have asbestos on your property, the EPA recommends you consult a professional removalist who is licensed by WorkSafe. WorkSafe keeps a list of licensed asbestos removalists(opens in a new window).
A list of transporters permissioned to transport asbestos can be found in EPA's Permissioning decisions register (opens in a new window)by selecting A10b (reportable priority waste – transport) as the permission category and selecting N220 Asbestos as the waste type, or contacting the EPA(opens in a new window) on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842).
Further information on the transporting and disposal of asbestos is available at EPA's Industrial waste management page(opens in a new window).
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