Landfill operator fined over Marys Mount fire

Stockpiling combustible waste higher than 4 metres just cost a NSW landfill operator $52,000. Gunnedah Quarry Products has been convicted and fined in the Local Court after placing large volumes of unauthorised plastic, timber, and cardboard into a landfill cell at Marys Mount. T

Why this matters: Stockpiling combustible waste higher than 4 metres just cost a NSW landfill operator $52,000.

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Original source: New England Times
Source published: 7 May 2026
Added to Enviro News: 7 May 2026 · 3:57 PM

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