One of Australia's worst serial asbestos dumpers has set up shop in Melbourne after narrowly avoiding jail for illegally disposing of hundreds of tonnes of contaminated waste across Sydney.

Already owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, Dib Hanna has failed to appear in court as the NSW environmental regulator pursues him over eight fresh offences.

Dib Hanna backing his garbage in Melton West, Melbourne.

But Mr Hanna is now advertising cheap excavation and tipping in Melbourne under a new name, "David from Delta Civil Group Vic".

When Fairfax Media contacted "David", he at first denied being Dib Hanna, then thought again. "Alright, I'm Dib Hanna," he admitted.