Illegal Lara waste dump sells for $16m. It cost $71m to clean up
Builder Hickory has purchased a notorious illegal waste dump in Lara for $16 million, despite the site costing the state $71 million to clean up. The site was previously filled with contaminated waste and caught fire in 2018, leading to extensive legal and environmental issues. The cleanup was completed in 2022 after a lengthy legal battle involving the site's former owners and the Environmental Protection Agency.
- ▪Hickory acquired the 14.49-hectare site at 300-400 Broderick Road in Lara.
- ▪The site was filled with 286,200 cubic metres of contaminated building waste.
- ▪The Environmental Protection Agency issued a cleanup order in 2019, which led to a Supreme Court ruling against the site's former administrator.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 +1000 |
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