Visy controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Odor pollution at Reservoir recycling plant
EPA Victoria received repeated complaints about odors from Visy’s Reservoir paper-recycling plant. The regulator issued remedial notices and imposed a fine after the company failed to stop the emissions.
2016
Tax-payment scrutiny involving Pratt-related companies
The Australian Taxation Office disclosed that Pratt Consolidated Holdings and another Pratt-related investment company had paid no tax in a cited period despite reported revenue, prompting public scrutiny of the group’s tax position.
2012
Alleged links to the Hells Angels
Public reporting alleged that Visy used or maintained relationships with a trucking company run by a convicted drug trafficker associated with the Hells Angels, and further alleged that the group was involved in debt collection. Visy rejected the debt-collection allegations as nonsense.
2007
Packaging price-fixing cartel
Visy and Richard Pratt admitted wrongdoing in the Australian packaging-cartel proceedings brought by the ACCC. The company and related defendants received a reported A$36 million fine, described at the time as Australia’s largest corporate penalty.