OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Some 20 percent of the roofing tiles used on roofs in Japan are believed to contain some asbestos -- which has been linked to lung disease. Kubota Corp. and Matsushita ...

Asbestos contaminated roof tiles are regularly arriving at New Zealand scrap metal yards when they should be safely sent to landfills, according to the Scrap Metal Recycling Association of New Zealand ...

Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

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Asbestos tiles can be removed from the roof of a listed building in the city centre. Planning approval was granted two years ago to convert International House in Pierpoint Street into a block of 15 ...

A "large quantity" of asbestos has been dumped in a woodland popular with walkers. The pile of roof tiles made of the toxic material was left in an area known as Sammie's Wood, near Cinderford in ...

Any recommendations for a reasonable contractor to remove asbestos tiles from uour roof. We got a quote for $10K for a 50 x 21 roof which seems like a lot of money.

A LARGE haul of asbestos has been found dumped in the New Forest. An investigation has now been launched after the asbestos roof tiles were found in the Stoney Cross area. The New Forest District ...

Worrying pictures of asbestos-ridden fly-tipping have emerged. One concerned resident, Keith Lewis, spotted the dirty roof tiles along the Iwade Road at Newington near Sittingbourne last Monday and ...

Minister Rishad Bathiudeen (centre) felicitated by Managing Director/CEO of Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC and President of Sri Lanka Ceramic and Glass Council (SLCGC) Sanjay Tiwari (right) and ...