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ETEJWT 10. 1. waste Disposal Tho^oopany told the ACA "waste is disposed of duoplng In a. pit- iM then covering the naterial thus dumpy with earth." (P77, publisl^d Digest of evidence). This procedure dc^s not appear to have occur/> consistently In practice. The pit ^^dump was uncovered oq/a number of occassions when we visited it. PflWographs (enclose/ show this to be so, in breach o the Code of Pra^^ce for ducpyg. 2. Morbidity and mortality The company stated to the ACjM "K^Ain the catchment area of fhe MeIdrethL 'factory, includin#Its enp^tfees, there has, since the commencement of asbestos ca/ent productiol^in 1929 and up to the dace of drafting this sut^^sslon, been one l^gvn case- of asbestos related disease" {ml Digest of evidence).^ In fact a rather different picture emerged as a result 0t enquiries. Ke found w-20 Daniel Archer - asbe^fcosls 3ert Adams - mesothelioma Arthur Kard - mes/thelloma Lilian de Sonnai^ - mesothelioma June Rule - u/sothe 1ioma PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT TN 2122 Cleno Ltd 1. Cleno Asbestos supported and endorsed the submission to the ACA (see page 2, Selected written Evidence), made by the Asbestis Cement Manufacturers Association. In paragraph-21 (XV) they submit that "Factory waste. Including fibre, is-dealt, with In a regulated manner on controlled tips 'under a Code of Practice". But at Glenos we found their waste was left In a mound for some long tlme'before being shovelled by a tractor into an open topped'lorry and being transported uncovered through residential areas to an authorised tip. We have enclosed photographs for your attention. 2. The mound of waste Is In a yard close to private housing and residents have complained of the dust which Is blown*Into their hoses (see press cuttings). These criticisms of the industry underline the need for policing of the Asbestos Regulations and the Code of Practice for the disposal of asbestos. . tabbter /awBMWBTaaena