Leading Australian labs retested landscape products for waste companies after contamination findings

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Facilities belonging to some of the leading commercial laboratory companies in Australia were among those that retested samples of landscaping products at the request of their waste company clients, after initial tests found contamination not compliant with New South Wales laws.

Guardian Australia revealed earlier this year the testing regime meant to limit toxic chemicals in landscaping material known as recovered fines" had been compromised by the practice of waste companies asking private laboratories to retest samples until they passed.

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