Michaela Meade
A Campbellfield company faces 12 charges after an Environment Protection Authority investigation into fire and e-waste stockpiling at its Sydney Road premises.
The maximum penalty of the combined offences is more than $840,000.
EPA alleges that MRI caused pollution of the atmosphere and waters of Merlynston Creek and Fondon Reserve as a result of a fire on Sunday, August 9, 2020.
It is also alleged the company violated conditions of its licence relating to the storage of e-waste.
Further charges allege that between December 2019 and August 2020, the company violated its licence regarding limits on the amount of e-waste stored at the premises, and the requirement of a minor works pollution abatement notice to stop accepting e-waste until it reduced the amount of e-waste stored at the premises.
