According to ABC News, an Albury business, Carbon MF Pty Ltd, and its director, Mark Fair, were fined nearly $600,000 by the Land and Environment Court for unlawfully accumulating 28,000 end-of-life tyres near Albury Airport. Court records revealed that Carbon MF accepted payment to receive around 22,000 4WD tyres, 45,000 car tyres, and 12,000 truck tyres but failed to comply with an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) clean-up notice.

The EPA emphasized the fire hazard these stockpiled tyres posed, highlighting the potential risk to residents and air traffic. Carbon MF Pty Ltd, now in liquidation, faces consequences for environmental negligence.

According to Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), the Albury stockpile poses a potential fire risk, and illustrates a scenario that may be increasing in Australia, as new data shows that Australia's tyre recovery rate is declining, down 10% from last year.

As per TSA, the number of used automotive tyres that are not recovered, equates to 11.3 million car tyres which are illegally stockpiled, dumped, landfilled or hidden in warehouses, on industrial sites, unsuspecting landowners' properties and even national parks.

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