Company fined for dumping asbestos

A demolition and digger hire company has been fined over $67,000 for illegally dumping asbestos-contaminated waste and fill material in Otumoetai last year.
In 2013 the Tauranga City Council and Bay of Plenty regional council both received complaints about material containing asbestos being taken from a church demolition site.
The company, ‘C’ Side Services owned by Stephen Craig Walling, admitted to dumping 15 truckloads of demolition waste in the area.
Samples dug up at the site, also owned by ‘C’ Side Services, tested positive for white, brown and blue asbestos.