Australia: The Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has charged Cockburn Cement with causing pollution in a southern Perth neighbourhood and contravening conditions of its environmental licence after lime kiln dust escaped from its Perth plant on 28 April 2010. The company also allegedly failed to adhere to its environmental licence by not disposing of its lime kiln dust in a wet state.
Cockburn faces a fine of up to USD486,650 for the pollution charge while it could be slapped with a USD121,300 fine for contravening its environmental licence. The company will appear in Fremantle Magistrates Court on 21 October 2011.
