Cleanaway Waste Management has agreed to purchase SKM Recycling facilities for $66 million and the company will employ SKM’s former staff in Victoria to get those sites up and running.
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Single-use plastic bag ban to commence shortly in Victoria
A state-wide ban on lightweight, single-use plastic bags will take effect in Victoria on November 1.
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E-waste ban in Victoria, results in uptake of recycled electronics community-wide
E-waste is growing three times faster than general waste in Australia, according to Sustainability Victoria. In order to protect the environment and people’s health, The Victorian government implemented a ban on e-waste going to landfill, from July 2019.
Councils break away from three-bin system amid Vic waste crisis
Dozens of councils and businesses were hit with the realisation that the recycled content they were responsible for could no …
City of Melbourne no longer sending 45 tonnes of recycling to landfill each day
After almost two months of sending about 45 tonnes of recycling to landfill each day, the City of Melbourne has …
Victoria’s $30 million Lara waste stockpile clean-up begins
The first truckloads of construction and demolition (C&D) waste will be removed from a waste stockpile in Lara this week, in a clean up that could take several years.
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Victorian councils seek solutions to recycling setbacks with glass collection bins
Several Victorian councils are trialing glass collection bins in a bid to reduce contamination and minimise the amount of recyclable …
Public comment sought on EPA Victoria’s environment regulations and standards
The Victorian EPA is inviting people to have their say on environment and waste management in the state as it implements news environmental regulations and standards from July 2020.
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Victorian government loans receiver $10m to get SKM sites up and running
The Victorian government is giving KordaMentha a $10 million loan to help clean-up SKM Recycling sites, after the company went into receivership leaving dozens of councils with no option but to send recycling to landfill.
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City of Melbourne seeks technology solutions to help state’s recycling crisis
Amid Victoria’s recycling crisis, following the closure of SKM Recycling facilities, the City of Melbourne is seeking solutions to improve its recycling network.
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