Northern Territory Recycling Solutions pleads guilty to releasing oil into Darwin storm drains
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The Northern Territory's largest waste management and recycling business has pleaded guilty to releasing oil and other contaminants into Darwin's storm drain system.
The Darwin Magistrates Court heard contaminants including degreasers from NT Recycling Solutions' site in the suburb of Winnellie entered the storm drain system from the facility's interceptor in March last year.
The interceptor is designed to remove hydrocarbon petroleum from stormwater.
The court heard the a subsequent investigation and clean-up by the NT Environment Protection Authority (EPA) cost $15,000.
The oil had the potential to cause significant harm to animals and the environment in Darwin Harbour and the Charles Darwin National Park, the court heard.
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