Updated advice on recalled coloured sand products

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has an updated list of coloured sand products that have been recalled due to the possibility the products may include asbestos. More information on the ACCC Product Safety website.
The enHealth advice is that there is a very low health risk related to the recently recalled coloured sand products.
The NSW Government advises these products can now be double bagged and safely disposed of in the regular NSW kerbside red bins.
This advice is different to asbestos containing materials like fibro sheeting, which must not be placed in household kerbside bins.

Testing results

SafeWork NSW has been working with other regulators including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) regarding the voluntary product recall of coloured sand products. SafeWork NSW acknowledges that the situation with these products is different across states and territories.
Testing to date has not identified any respirable asbestos fibres.
In NSW, we will continue to test recalled products and monitor the situation and will conduct further analysis or investigation of any new evidence which comes to light.
As a precautionary measure, Safe Work advises that all recalled coloured sands should be removed from use and disposed of in accordance with EPA advice.

enHealth advice is that there is very low risk to human health from these products.

NSW testing results align with the enHealth advice that there is very low risk to human health from these products.

See the product description and supplier details.

The precautionary disposal advice in NSW is as follows:
- The coloured sand products listed in the ACCC product recall can be disposed double-bagged in the red lid bin (this means placed in a heavy-duty plastic bag and taped securely and then place that bag in another plastic bag and taped again). Waste in red lid bins are ordinarily disposed of at licensed waste facilities.
- Any cloths used for cleaning up where the product was used should also be double bagged, as per the above advice.
Based on the enHealth advice, licensed asbestos removalists should not be required to clean sites where the sand was used.

This advice has been developed by the NSW Government's Asbestos Taskforce, a cross-government response group that’s objective is to co-ordinate management actions for asbestos contamination incidents.

While the enHealth advice noted very low health risk, the NSW Government took immediate precautionary action in November 2025 and sent a safety alert to all NSW schools to immediately and safely remove these sand products if they had them. As a result of these actions and now confirmed by the testing, no NSW public schools were required to close after the product recall. The health, safety, and wellbeing of students, staff, and the school community is always the highest priority.
The NSW Early Childhood Education and Care Regulatory Authority provided advice to all approved services in New South Wales on 14 and 18 November 2025 on the required next steps.

Queries about refunds should be directed to the retailer that the recalled product was purchased from.

For questions on how to manage this coloured sand:

in the workplace, contact SafeWork NSW
at NSW Public schools, contact your local Asset Services Officer
at Non-Government schools, contact your school governing body
at early childcare centres, contact the NSW Early Childhood Education and Care Regulatory Authority on 1800 619 113 or ececd@det.nsw.edu.au.
for disposal and landfill, contact the NSW Environment Protection Authority.