Asbestos must be cleared from Sydney dump

The NSW road authority has been given less than a month to start removing piles of asbestos from Sydney's inner-west.

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has told the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to start shifting stockpiles of asbestos-laden soil from a former St Peters landfill site by December 7.

RMS has been given until May next year to clear the deadly fibres from the site.

The maximum penalty for not complying with the clean-up notice is $1 million, and $120,000 every day the offence continues.

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