Company that supplied mulch found to contain asbestos mounts legal challenge against NSW ban

Exclusive: Greenlife Resource Recovery fights environment watchdog order to stop selling mulch amid asbestos investigation

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The company that supplied mulch found to be contaminated with asbestos across Sydney including at a primary school has launched a legal challenge against the environmental watchdog as it fights to keep selling the product.

Greenlife Resource Recovery has filed an appeal in the state's land and environment court against the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority.

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