PHOTO: The clean up crew are needng to suit up to rid the dumping areas of asbestos [IMAGE: SUPPLIED].
Coonamble’s waste facility sits on the Back Gular Road, but some locals have decided roadsides are better places for dumping rubbish.
The illegal practice is placing a financial burden on the community, with Coonamble Shire Council forced to cover the cost of repeated clean-ups.
So far this year cleaning up the illegally dumped rubbish has cost $17,362.
Over the last three months the council has . . .
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