Tag: landfill
Green light for food recycling
Whittlesea residents will be given the chance to recycle their food waste from next financial year.
Councillors last week voted to roll-out a municipal-wide food...
Craigieburn’s Willams family is on a recycling mission
A Craigieburn family is tackling the state’s recycling crisis by launching a community recycling group.
Robert and Ann Williams and their children, David, 19, Amy,...
Whittlesea and Hume councils working on recycling fix
Recycling waste from across Hume and Whittlesea is heading to landfill for a third week.
The councils are among 33 Victorian councils left without access...
Food waste recycling to be trialled in Whittlesea
A three-month food waste recycling trial will be held in Whittlesea in an attempt to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
From October,...
Recycling collections headed for landfill due to SKM closure
Hundreds of tonnes of recycling from Hume and Whittlesea will be dumped in landfill after a decision by SKM Recycling to stop accepting recyclable...
SKM’s Coolaroo site remains closed while Laverton North reopens
Recycling collections from Hume and Whittlesea continue to be sent to landfill, with SKM Recycling’s Coolaroo plant remaining closed.
The Environment Protection Authority has lifted...
Hume council slams recycler SKM
Hume council has criticised SKM Services for failing to properly manage its recycling plants.
Hume is one of 20 Victorian councils that has been forced...
Bulla tip out of action
The troubled Bulla tip has stopped accepting waste after its licence was suspended by the Environment Protection Authority.
The EPA suspended the licence of tip...
Bulla tip around for another decade
Bulla residents have vowed to fight a decision handed down by the state’s planning tribunal to extend the lifetime of the Bulla tip until...
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Tips for smooth Christmas food shopping
’Tis the season for gathering with loved ones around a table full of food, but the art of food-shopping during the silly season can...
