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Fly-tippers dump 200 tonnes of asbestos in Hertfordshire

About 200 tonnes of asbestos that was dumped illegally in four lorry trailers has been moved to a specialist disposal centre, a council said.

The hazardous waste was found at various locations along the A10 and A120, which connects Puckeridge, Hertfordshire, and Harwich, Essex.

Hertfordshire County Council said it was one of the most serious fly-tipping incidents it has had to deal with and the clean-up has cost up to £200,000.

Stephen Giles-Medhurst, a Liberal Democrat councillor and executive member for highways at the authority, said: “This is nothing but a criminal activity that has cost taxpayers heavily as we not only had to fund the clean-up but the disposal of this waste.”

There are strict regulations around the removal of asbestos and its disposal.

The council added the “dangerous” shredded material had to be removed from the trailers by hand by specialist contractors in protective suits, and then decontaminated.


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