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A Melbourne man just got slapped with a $60,000 fine—and a $1 million cleanup bill—for running one of Victoria’s worst illegal dump sites, where trucks dumped industrial waste, including asbestos, sparking fires and ignoring environmental warnings. The EPA’s investigation uncovered a scheme to skirt disposal fees, and now authorities are targeting the trucking companies involved. With illegal dumping surging across Melbourne, the state’s new $21 million crackdown includes naming offenders and boosting cleanup efforts—sending a stark message: the environment isn’t your trash can.

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